White Matter

White Matter

The tissue in the brain that connects different parts of gray matter and acts as a roadway system for communication.

Association Fibers

Fibers that connect neurons within the same hemisphere, facilitating communication between different parts of the brain.

Commissural Fibers

Fibers that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain, primarily found in the corpus callosum.

Projection Fibers

Fibers that communicate between different levels of the central nervous system, such as from the spinal cord to the brain and vice versa.

Corpus Callosum

The large band of commissural fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Ascending Fiber

Fibers that carry sensory information up to the brain.

Descending Fiber

Fibers that carry motor information down from the brain to the spinal cord.