"prefrontal cortex" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} prefrontal cortex
  1. (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas. Wikipedia link: en:prefrontal cortex Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Synonyms: PFC [abbreviation] Hypernyms: cortex, cerebral cortex Derived forms: PFC [abbreviation], ventromedial prefrontal cortex Translations (the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain): aivokuoren etuosa (Finnish), cortex préfrontal [masculine] (French), präfrontaler Cortex [masculine] (German), corteccia prefrontale [feminine] (Italian), corteza prefrontal [feminine] (Spanish), prefrontal korteks (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-prefrontal_cortex-en-noun-N3QqpmpJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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