prefrontal cortex

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prefrontal cortex

noun

The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.
Similar: PFC

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noun the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain

Español	corteza prefrontal
中文	前額葉皮質 /前额叶皮质 qián éyè pízhì
Français	cortex préfrontal
Deutsch	präfrontaler Cortex
Italiano	corteccia prefrontale
Русский	префронта́льная кора́ prefrontálʹnaja korá

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@misc{prefrontal_cortex_2026,
  title = {prefrontal cortex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prefrontal%20cortex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}