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Abstract
The upper surfaces of the prefrontal cortex comprising the rostral parts of the superior frontal gyrus and the middle frontal gyrus. It is involved in EXECUTIVE FUNCTION.
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- DLPFC
- Prefrontal Cortex, Dorsolateral
- Cortex, Dorsolateral Prefrontal
- Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortices
- Brodmann Area 46
- Brodmann Area 9
- Brodmann Area 9 and 46
- Brodmann Areas 9 and 46
- Brodmann's Area 46
- Brodmann's Area 9
- Brodmann's Area 9 and 46
- Brodmann's Areas 9 and 46
- Area 46, Brodmann
- Area 46, Brodmann's
- Area 9, Brodmann
- Area 9, Brodmann's
- Brodmanns Area 46
- Brodmanns Area 9
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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2022(2016)
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- National Library of Medicine. Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000087643. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000087643
- Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsolateral_prefrontal_cortex
- Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72788