triangular area (Wernicke)


The term triangular area (Wernicke), or Area triangularis (Wernicke), refers to an internal structure of the brain that appears triangular in coronal sections. Located lateral to the pulvinar and dorsolateral to the lateral geniculate body, it is composed of fibers that contribute to the geniculocalcarine radiation.


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