Term Name:	external capsule of telencephalon
Synonyms:	brain external capsule, capsula externa, corpus callosum external capsule, external capsule
Definition:	Any of the series of white matter fiber tracts in the brain that run between the most lateral segment of the lentiform nucleus and the claustrum; the white matter of the external capsule contains fibers known as corticocortical association fibers which are responsible for connecting the cerebral cortex to another cortical area; the capsule appears as a thin white sheet of white matter and provides a route for cholinergic fibers from the basal forebrain to the cerebral cortex; it eventually joins the internal capsule around the lentiform nucleus.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004545]