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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 27.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2013 Oct 10;25(1):137–145. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2013.08.004

Table 1.

Brain nuclei and fiber tracts of the limbic system

Nucleus Tract
Anterior nucleus of the thalamus Mammillothalamic tract
Amygdala Stria terminalis
Cingulate gyrus Cingulum, internal capsule
Dentate gyrus
Entorhinal cortex
Habenula Stria medullaris
Hippocampus Fornix
Hypothalamus
Mammillary bodies Mammillothalamic tract
Mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus Internal capsule
Nucleus accumbens Medial forebrain bundle
Prefrontal cortex Internal capsule
Subiculum
Septal nuclei Anterior commissure
Ventral tegmental area Medial forebrain bundle