| Brain: Band of Gennari |
 |
| Cerebral cortex. To the left, the groups of cells; to the right, the systems of fibers. Quite to the left of the figure a sensory nerve fiber is shown. |
| Latin |
stria occipitalis laminae granularis internae isocorticis |
| Gray's |
subject #189 846 |
| NeuroNames |
ancil-163 |
In the human brain, the stria of Gennari (also called the "band" or "line" of Gennari) is a band of myelinated axons projecting into layer 4B of the primary visual cortex from layer 4Cα. This formation is visible to the naked eye, and is coterminous with area V1.
External links
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)