Table 1.
Brain nuclei and fiber tracts of the limbic system
Nucleus | Tract |
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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 |