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. 2011 Feb;1(1):37–47. doi: 10.1089/brain.2011.0005

Table 1.

Relationship Between Blades, Lobes, and Subparcellations

Lobes Blades Subparcellation (macaque) Subparcellation (human)
Frontal Superior frontal Superior frontal WM, rectus WM, medial orbital WM, and anterior cingulate WM Superior frontal WM, rectus WM, middle orbito-frontal WM, and anterior part of cingulate WM
  Middle frontal Middle frontal WM Middle frontal WM
  Inferior frontal Inferior frontal WM and lateral orbital WM Inferior frontal WM and lateral orbito-frontal WM
  Precentral Precentral WM Precentral WM
Parietal Postcentral Postcentral WM Postcentral WM
  Superior parietal Superior parietal WM, precuneus WM, posterior and isthmus of cingulate WM Superior parietal WM, precuneus WM, posterior and isthmus of cingulate WM
  Parieto-temporal Supramarginal WM, angular WM and superior temporal WM Supramarginal WM, angular WM and superior temporal WM
Temporal Temporal Middle temporal WM, inferior temporal WM and anterior part of fusiform WM Middle temporal WM, inferior temporal WM and anterior part of fusiform WM
Occipital Occipital Occipital WM, inferior occipital WM, cuneus WM, lingual WM and posterior part of fusiform WM Superior occipital WM, middle occipital WM, inferior occipital WM, cuneus WM, lingual WM and posterior part of fusiform WM

WM structures equivalent between the macaque and humans are shown in italics. Human blades and subparcellations are based on previous studies (Oishi et al., 2008, 2009).

WM, white matter.