page_title: Association fiber
hierarchical_section_title: Association fiber
caption_attribution_description: Dissection of cortex and brain-stem showing association fibers and island of Reil after removal of its superficial gray substance.
context_page_description: Association fibers are axons that connect cortical areas within the same cerebral hemisphere.
  In human neuroanatomy, axons within the brain, can be categorized on the basis of their course and connections as association fibers, projection fibers, and commissural fibers.
  The association fibers unite different parts of the same cerebral hemisphere, and are of two kinds: short association fibers that connect adjacent gyri; long association fibers that make connections between more distant parts.
context_section_description: Association fibers are axons that connect cortical areas within the same cerebral hemisphere.
  In human neuroanatomy, axons (nerve fibers) within the brain, can be categorized on the basis of their course and connections as association fibers, projection fibers, and commissural fibers.
  The association fibers unite different parts of the same cerebral hemisphere, and are of two kinds: (1) short association fibers that connect adjacent gyri; (2) long association fibers that make connections between more distant parts.
caption: Dissection of cerebral cortex and brainstem showing association fibers and insular cortex after removal of its superficial grey matter
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