stria terminalis

stria terminalis

the smaller of the two efferent pathways from the amygdala in the brain (see also ventral amygdalofugal pathway). Its fibers carry impulses from the corticomedial group of amygdaloid nuclei to the septal, hypothalamic, and thalamic areas.

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