Genu of the corpus callosum
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The anterior end of the corpus callosum
is named the genu, and is bent downward and backward in front of the septum pellucidum
; diminishing rapidly in thickness, it is prolonged backward under the name of the rostrum, which is connected below with the lamina terminalis. In a study of five to eighteen year olds there was found to be a positive correlation between age and callosal thickness.http://www.jneurosci.org/content/30/33/10985.full
Corpus callosum
The corpus callosum , also known as the colossal commissure, is a wide, flat bundle of neural fibers beneath the cortex in the eutherian brain at the longitudinal fissure. It connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres and facilitates interhemispheric communication...
is named the genu, and is bent downward and backward in front of the septum pellucidum
Septum pellucidum
The septum pellucidum , and not to be confused with the medial septum, is a thin, triangular, vertical membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain...
; diminishing rapidly in thickness, it is prolonged backward under the name of the rostrum, which is connected below with the lamina terminalis. In a study of five to eighteen year olds there was found to be a positive correlation between age and callosal thickness.http://www.jneurosci.org/content/30/33/10985.full