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Definition of Frontal cortex
1. Noun. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead.
Exact synonyms: Frontal Lobe
Group relationships: Cerebral Cortex, Cerebral Mantle, Cortex, Pallium
Terms within: Frontal Gyrus, Precentral Gyrus
Generic synonyms: Lobe
Group relationships: Cerebral Cortex, Cerebral Mantle, Cortex, Pallium
Terms within: Frontal Gyrus, Precentral Gyrus
Generic synonyms: Lobe
Medical Definition of Frontal cortex
1. Cortex of the frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere, originally, the entire cortical expanse anterior to the central sulcus, including the agranular motor and premotor cortex (Brodmann's areas 4 and 6), the dysgranular cortex (area 8), and the granular frontal (prefrontal) cortex anterior to the latter, now more often refers to the granular frontal (prefrontal) cortex. Synonym: frontal area. (05 Mar 2000)