THE INTERNAL CAPSULE The internal capsule is a robust bundle of white matter containing projection as well as afferent fibres

of the cerebral hemisphere. It is subdivided into five parts based on its relationship to the Lentiform nucleus of the corpus striatum. The subdivisions are: The anterior limb The genu (The bend separating the limbs) The posterior limb The retrolentiform part The sublentiform part Fiber Components of the Internal Capsule: The fibre contents of the capsule are distributed in the parts of the capsule as follows: The anterior limb contains: Fibres interconnecting the anterior nucleus of the thalamus to the cingulate gyrus Fibres connecting the dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus to the prefrontal cortex Frontopontine fibres The posterior limb contains: Fibres interconnecting the ventral anterior and the ventral lateral nuclei to the motor and the premotor cortex Fibres connecting the ventral posterior nucleus of the thalamus to the postcentral gyrus Corticospinal fibres Corticobulbar fibres The genu contains: Frontopontine fibres Fibres connecting the ventral anterior and the ventral lateral nuclei to the premotor and motor cortex Corticobulbar fibres to motor nuclei of the cranial nerves The retrolentiform part contains: Fibres from the Pulvinar/Lateral posterior nucleus to the parietal, occipital and temporal association cortex Fibres of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body to the superior lip of the calcarine sulcus Corticospinal fibres from the parietal lobe The sublentiform part contains: Some fibres of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body to the inferior lip of the calcarine sulcus Fibres of the auditory radiation from the medial geniculate body to the superior temporal gyrus.