Shrinkage of a bundle of white matter fibers that carry signals from the hippocampus could warn of impending cognitive decline in normal elderly, according to research published in the September 9 ...

Previous research has concentrated on changes to the hippocampus as a predictor of conversion from normal cognition to cognitive impairment, but emerging data suggest that properties of the fornix ...

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an invasive treatment where pairs of electrodes are surgically implanted in the brain, and connected to a pulse generator placed under the skin on the chest. DBS-fornix ...

The columns of fornix are known as anterior pillars and fornicolumns. These exist within the brain. Fornix is Latin for ‘vault’ and ‘arch’, representing the shape of the columns of fornix. The columns ...

The fornix crura, or better known as the crus or crura of fornix, are flattened, fibrous bands that are closely attached to the bottom portion of the corpus callosum. The corpus callosum is a flat, ...