Commissural fibers

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Fibrae commissurales

Commissural fibers are nerve fibers of the white matter of the brain that connect corresponding or functionally related areas of the two hemispheres. Commissural fibers ensure interhemispheric information exchange and enable the integration of sensory, motor, and cognitive functions. Together with association and projection fibers, they form the three main groups of cerebral fiber tracts[^1].

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The most important commissures of the human brain are:

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