About The Medical Condition Prefrontal Cortex
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Prefrontal Cortex
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Prefrontal Cortex?
The rostral part of the frontal lobe, bounded by the inferior precentral fissure in humans, which receives projection fibers from the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus. The prefrontal cortex receives afferent fibers from numerous structures of the diencephalon, mesencephalon, and limbic system as well as cortical afferents of visual, auditory, and somatic origin.
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