Prefrontal cortex

Preferred Label : Prefrontal cortex;

FMA definition : Region of cortex of frontal lobe anterior to primary motor area and premotor area.;

Synonyme FMA : Prefrontal association cortex;

Details

Origin ID

224850;

UMLS CUI

C0162783;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Prefrontal Cortex [NCIt concept]
- prefrontal cortex [Radlex concept]
- prefrontal cortex [UBERON concept]
- prefrontal cortex [MeSH Descriptor]
- prefrontal cortex [MeSH concept]
Constitutional part
- Gray matter of inferior frontal gyrus [FMA entity]
- Gray matter of middle frontal gyrus [FMA entity]
- Gray matter of superior frontal gyrus [FMA entity]
RADLEX concept(s)
- prefrontal cortex [Radlex concept]
Receives input from
- Amygdala [FMA entity]
- Cerebral cortex [FMA entity]
- Medial nuclear group of thalamus [FMA entity]
- Medial part of ventral lateral nucleus [FMA entity]
- Parafascicular nucleus [FMA entity]
- Submedial nucleus [FMA entity]
Regional part
- Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex [FMA entity]
- Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex [FMA entity]
Regional part of
- Cortex of frontal lobe [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
Sends output to
- Amygdala [FMA entity]
- Dorsomedial nucleus of hypothalamus [FMA entity]
- Lateral dorsal nucleus [FMA entity]
- Medial nuclear group of thalamus [FMA entity]
- Parahippocampal gyrus [FMA entity]
- Presubiculum [FMA entity]
- Superior colliculus [FMA entity]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Prefrontal Cortex [NCIt concept]
- prefrontal cortex [MeSH concept]
- prefrontal cortex [Radlex concept]
- prefrontal cortex [MeSH Descriptor]

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