area 46 of Brodmann

area 46 of Brodmann (46)

The term area 46 of Brodmann refers to a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined frontal region of cerebral cortex. In the human it occupies approximately the middle third of the middle frontal gyrus and the most rostral portion of the inferior frontal gyrus. Cytoarchitecturally it is bounded dorsally by the granular frontal area 9 of Brodmann-1909 (human), rostroventrally by the frontopolar area 10 of Brodmann (human) and caudally by the triangular area 45 of Brodmann (human) ( Brodmann-1909 ).

Also known as: Area frontalis media, middle frontal area 46, area 46 of Brodmann (human), Brodmann's area 46, area 46 of Brodmann

NeuroNames ID: 2105

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Name:

Area frontalis media

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Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Brodmann-1909

Citation:

IV. Kapitel in Vergleichende Lokalisationslehre der Grosshirnrinde (Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Ambrosias Barth), 1909

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Beschreibung der einzelnen Hirnkarten

Name:

middle frontal area 46

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English

Organism:

human

Source:

NeuroNames-1995

Citation:

NeuroNames is used as a term's source if no published source of the term has been found. In most cases, the term is an English translation of a commonly used Latin term. In some cases it is a Latin translation of an English term for which no published Latin equivalent has been found.

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area 46 of Brodmann (human)

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English

Organism:

Unspecified

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NeuroNames-1995

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acronym

Organism:

human

Source:

Brodmann-1909

Citation:

IV. Kapitel in Vergleichende Lokalisationslehre der Grosshirnrinde (Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Ambrosias Barth), 1909

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Beschreibung der einzelnen Hirnkarten

Name:

Feld 46

Language:

German

Organism:

human

Source:

Brodmann-1909

Citation:

IV. Kapitel in Vergleichende Lokalisationslehre der Grosshirnrinde (Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Ambrosias Barth), 1909

Source Title:

Beschreibung der einzelnen Hirnkarten

Name:

Brodmann's area 46

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

Name:

BA46

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acronym

Organism:

human

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Wikipedia-2024a

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Lamina terminalis

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area 46 of Brodmann

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Source Title:

NeuroNames

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Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

area 46 of Brodmann

Source:

NeuroNames

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Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Area frontalis media

Source:

Brodmann-1909

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Brodmann's area 46

Source:

NeuroNames

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

middle frontal area 46

Source:

NeuroNames-1995

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