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