lingual white matter (liw)
The term lingual white matter refers to the part of occipital lobe white matter that is located beneath the lingual gyrus as defined by dissection and stains for myelin in the human ( Oishi-2009 ) and the macaque ( BrainInfo-2001 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).
Also known as: Substantia medullaris lingualis, lingual white matter
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