CHAPTEE XVI. 

 The Capstjla Intehna, the Coepus Steiatum, and the Ganglia 



OF THE InTEEBEAIN. 



On their way downward the fibers of the corona radiata enter into im- 

 portant relations with the corpus striatum and the thalamus opticus. They 

 converge accordingly and so arrive in the region outside of the thalamus. 



Fig. 160. — Horizontal section through the brain, trending downward some- 

 what toward the sides. Balken, Corpus callosum. Opticus Strahlung, Optie 

 radiation. 



In order to pass thither the fibers from the anterior parts of the brain must 

 penetrate the corpus striatum. This will be made clear by the accompany- 

 ing section, made horizontally throtigh the cerebrum. 



This section is made about a finger's breadth below the section shown 



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