AANS Online Scientific Session: Stereotactic & Functional-Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Superior Frontal Gyrus

Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Superior Frontal Gyrus

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In this video, Robert Briggs, a neurosurgery resident at the University of Southern California, presents a study on the anatomy and white matter connections of the superior frontal gyrus (SFG). The SFG is involved in various brain functions, including motor tasks, working memory, and cognitive control. Using DSI-based fiber tractography and in vivo cadaver dissections, the study identified four major fiber bundles connected to the SFG: frontal arcuate tract, inferior frontal occipital fasciculus, cingulum, and a large collosal fiber bundle. Understanding these neural networks can help explain neurologic deficits caused by tumor resection or damage to these fiber bundles.

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Phillip A. Bonney, MD

Keywords

superior frontal gyrus

neural networks

fiber bundles

neurosurgery resident

working memory