arcuate fasciculus
E684282
The arcuate fasciculus is a major white matter tract in the brain that links language comprehension and production regions, playing a key role in speech and language processing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| superior longitudinal fasciculus | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association fiber bundle
ⓘ
brain structure ⓘ white matter tract ⓘ |
| abnormalityAssociatedWith |
autism spectrum disorder
ⓘ
developmental language disorder ⓘ |
| abnormalityAssociatedWith | dyslexia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | language dominance ⓘ |
| belongsTo | dorsal language pathway ⓘ |
| connects |
frontal lobe
ⓘ
parietal lobe ⓘ temporal lobe ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Broca area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wernicke area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | ventral language pathway ⓘ |
| damageAssociatedWith |
conduction aphasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
impaired repetition ⓘ language deficits ⓘ paraphasic errors ⓘ |
| developmentAssociatedWith | language acquisition ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
language comprehension
ⓘ
language processing ⓘ phonological processing ⓘ repetition of spoken language ⓘ speech production ⓘ verbal working memory ⓘ |
| hasSubcomponent |
anterior segment
ⓘ
long segment ⓘ posterior segment ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
reading
ⓘ
speech repetition tasks ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| isAlsoFoundIn | nonhuman primates ⓘ |
| isMoreProminentIn | left hemisphere ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | long association fiber ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
left hemisphere
ⓘ
right hemisphere ⓘ |
| originatesIn | posterior temporal cortex ⓘ |
| partOf |
cerebral white matter
ⓘ
human brain ⓘ |
| playsKeyRoleIn | linking language comprehension and production regions ⓘ |
| runsBetween |
inferior frontal gyrus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
posterior temporal cortex ⓘ |
| runsThrough | subcortical white matter ⓘ |
| showsAsymmetry | greater volume in left hemisphere ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
diffusion tensor imaging
ⓘ
tractography ⓘ |
| suppliedBy | middle cerebral artery territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | inferior frontal gyrus ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
superior longitudinal fasciculus