Optic radiation

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 280953008

Optic radiation

Definition

The optic radiation (also known as the geniculo-calcarine tract or as the geniculostriate pathway) is a collection of axons from relay neurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus carrying visual information to the visual cortex (also called striate cortex) along the calcarine fissure. There is one such tract on each side of the brain.

Also known as Gratiolet's radiation — per UBERON

The Optic radiation is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as