The lenticular fasciculus is a tract connecting the globus pallidus (internus) to the thalamus and is a part of the

thalamic fasciculus The thalamic fasciculus is a component of the subthalamus. It is synonymous with field H1 of Forel. Nerve fibres form a tract containing cerebellothalamic (crossed) and pallidothalamic (uncrossed) fibres, that is insinuated between the thalamus ...

. It is synonymous with field H₂ of Forel. The thalamic fasciculus (composed of both the lenticular fasciculus and ansa lenticularis) runs to the

thalamus The thalamus (from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter located in the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all directions, ...

. Basically, it is part of a pathway that connects the globus pallidus and the thalamus. Lesions in this area can result in dyskinesias such as chorea-like movements.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20070419222336/http://www.endotext.org/neuroendo/neuroendo3b/neuroendo3b_2.htm (see figure #12) * https://web.archive.org/web/20080504234454/http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/atlas/mdbg/ {{Authority control Brainstem Thalamus