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=== Anterior limb === The '''anterior limb''' of the internal capsule (or '''crus anterius''') is situated in front of the genu, between the head of the [[caudate nucleus]] and the [[lentiform nucleus]].<ref name="Waxman-2009">{{Cite book |last=Waxman |first=Stephen G. |title=Clinical Neuroanatomy |date= |publisher=McGraw-Hill Medical |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-07-160399-7 |edition=26th |series= |location=New York |pages=145}}</ref> It contains: # [[Thalamocortical radiations|Thalamocortical fibers]] passing from the [[lateral thalamic nuclei]] to the [[frontal lobe]]<ref name="Waxman-2009" /> # [[Thalamocortical radiations|Corticothalamic fibres]] passing from the [[frontal lobe]] to the lateral thalamic nuclei<ref name="Waxman-2009" /> # Transversely oriented fibers connecting the [[caudate nuclei|caudate nucleus]] to the [[putamen]]<ref name="Waxman-2009" /> # [[Corticostriatal]] fibers connecting the cortex with the [[striatum]] # [[Frontopontine fibers]]<ref name="Waxman-2009" /> passing from the frontal lobe through the medial fifth of the base of the [[cerebral peduncle]] to the [[pontine nuclei]] # Thalamic pontine fibers
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