Term: Medial forebrain bundle system
Definition: This "system" is meant to include the medial forebrain bundle as it is traditionally viewed (Gurdjian 1925; Nauta and Haymaker 1969; Nieuwenhuys et al. 1982), its extension through the brainstem into the spinal cord (e.g., Saper et al. 1976b; Swanson and McKellar 1979), and the major fiber tracts that feed into and out of it.
Nomenclature: Swanson-2004
| Parents | Relation type |
|---|---|
| Central nervous system white matter | is part |
| Related concepts | Relation type |
|---|---|
| amygdalar capsule | has part |
| ansa peduncularis | has part |
| anterior commissure, temporal limb | has part |
| fornix system | has part |
| cingulum bundle | has part |
| medial forebrain bundle | has part |
| supraoptic commissures | has part |
| supramammillary decussation | has part |
| periventricular bundle of the hypothalamus | has part |
| principal mammillary tract | has part |
| mammillothalamic tract | has part |
| mammillotegmental tract | has part |
| mammillary peduncle | has part |
| periventricular bundle of the thalamus | has part |
| Stria medularis | has part |
| fasciculus retroflexus | has part |
| habenular commisure | has part |
| dorsal longitudinal fascicle | has part |
| dorsal tegmental tract | has part |
| stria terminalis | has part |