Preferred Label : extreme capsule;
Definition : Extreme capsule is an organ subdivision of the telencephalon which is made up primarily
of myelinated axonal neural tissue (white matter). The extreme capsule is a sheet-like
fiber bundle located lateral to the clausturm and medial to the insula which projects
dorsally to the white matter underlying the cerebral cortex.;
Origin ID : RID6909;
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Extreme capsule is an organ subdivision of the telencephalon which is made up primarily
of myelinated axonal neural tissue (white matter). The extreme capsule is a sheet-like
fiber bundle located lateral to the clausturm and medial to the insula which projects
dorsally to the white matter underlying the cerebral cortex.
