Superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), a white matter tract that connects the prefrontal and parietal cortex (IMAGE)

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), a white matter tract that connects the prefrontal and parietal cortex

Caption

The image shows the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), a white matter tract that connects the prefrontal and parietal cortex, two attention-related brain regions. The tract was estimated with diffusion MRI and tractography in the living human brain

Credit

Varsha Sreenivasan and Devarajan Sridharan

Usage Restrictions

N/A

License

Original content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.