HyperDic: prefrontal_cortex

English > 1 sense of the expression prefrontal cortex:
NOUNbodyprefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobethe anterior part of the frontal lobe
English > prefrontal cortex: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe anterior part of the frontal lobe.
Synonymprefrontal lobe
Part ofcerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortexThe layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Broaderlobe(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
Spanishcórtex prefrontal, lóbulo prefrontal

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