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.

Descriptor ID	D017397
MeSH Number(s)	A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270.700
Concept/Terms	Prefrontal Cortex Prefrontal Cortex Cortex, Prefrontal Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Cortex, Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortices, Lateral Orbitofrontal Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortices Orbitofrontal Cortex, Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortices, Lateral Medial Frontal Gyrus Medial Frontal Gyrus Frontal Gyrus, Medial Gyrus, Medial Frontal Olfactory Sulci Olfactory Sulci Olfactory Sulcus Sulci, Olfactory Sulcus, Olfactory Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Prefrontal Cortex, Dorsolateral Cortex, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortices, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortices Prefrontal Cortices, Dorsolateral Straight Gyrus Straight Gyrus Gyrus, Straight Rectus Gyrus Gyrus, Rectus Rectal Gyrus Gyrus, Rectal Gyrus Rectus Rectus, Gyrus Subcallosal Area Subcallosal Area Area, Subcallosal Areas, Subcallosal Subcallosal Areas Superior Frontal Gyrus Superior Frontal Gyrus Frontal Gyrus, Superior Gyrus, Superior Frontal Superior Frontal Convolution Convolution, Superior Frontal Convolutions, Superior Frontal Frontal Convolution, Superior Frontal Convolutions, Superior Superior Frontal Convolutions Marginal Gyrus Gyrus, Marginal Gyrus Frontalis Superior Frontalis Superior, Gyrus Frontalis Superiors, Gyrus Gyrus Frontalis Superiors Superior, Gyrus Frontalis Superiors, Gyrus Frontalis Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Cortex, Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortices, Ventromedial Prefrontal Prefrontal Cortex, Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortices, Ventromedial Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortices Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex Frontal Sulcus Frontal Sulcus Sulcus, Frontal Inferior Frontal Gyrus Inferior Frontal Gyrus Frontal Gyrus, Inferior Gyrus, Inferior Frontal Gyrus Frontalis Inferior Frontalis Inferior, Gyrus Frontalis Inferiors, Gyrus Gyrus Frontalis Inferiors Inferior, Gyrus Frontalis Inferiors, Gyrus Frontalis Orbitofrontal Cortex Orbitofrontal Cortex Cortex, Orbitofrontal Cortices, Orbitofrontal Orbitofrontal Cortices Orbitofrontal Gyrus Gyrus, Orbitofrontal Orbitofrontal Region Orbitofrontal Regions Region, Orbitofrontal Regions, Orbitofrontal Orbital Cortex Cortex, Orbital Cortices, Orbital Orbital Cortices Orbital Area Area, Orbital Areas, Orbital Orbital Areas Gyrus Orbitalis Gyrus Orbitali Orbitali, Gyrus Orbitalis, Gyrus Orbital Gyri Gyri, Orbital Gyrus, Orbital Orbital Gyrus Orbitofrontal Gyri Gyri, Orbitofrontal

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