Preferred Label : Brodmann (1909) area 40;
Uberon definition : Brodmann area 40, or BA40, is part of the parietal cortex in the human brain. The
inferior part of BA40 is in the area of the supramarginal gyrus, which lies at the
posterior end of the lateral fissure, in the inferior lateral part of the parietal
lobe. It is bounded approximately by the intraparietal sulcus, the inferior postcentral
sulcus, the posterior subcentral sulcus and the lateral sulcus. Cytoarchitecturally
it is bounded caudally by the angular area 39 (H), rostrally and dorsally by the caudal
postcentral area 2, and ventrally by the subcentral area 43 and the superior temporal
area 22 (Brodmann-1909). Cytoarchitectonically defined subregions of rostral BA40/the
supramarginal gyrus are PF, PFcm, PFm, PFop, and PFt. Area PF is the homologue to
macaque area PF, part of the mirror neuron system, and active in humans during imitation.
The supramarginal gyrus part of Brodmann area 40 is the region in the inferior parietal
lobe that is involved in reading both in regards to meaning and phonology. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : B09-40; area supramarginalis; Supramarginal area 40; Brodmann area 40; area 40 of Brodmann-1909; Brodmann area 40, supramarginal; area 40 of Brodmann;
Uberon broad term : B09-40;
Origin ID : 0013573;
UMLS CUI : C1272501;
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Brodmann area 40, or BA40, is part of the parietal cortex in the human brain. The
inferior part of BA40 is in the area of the supramarginal gyrus, which lies at the
posterior end of the lateral fissure, in the inferior lateral part of the parietal
lobe. It is bounded approximately by the intraparietal sulcus, the inferior postcentral
sulcus, the posterior subcentral sulcus and the lateral sulcus. Cytoarchitecturally
it is bounded caudally by the angular area 39 (H), rostrally and dorsally by the caudal
postcentral area 2, and ventrally by the subcentral area 43 and the superior temporal
area 22 (Brodmann-1909). Cytoarchitectonically defined subregions of rostral BA40/the
supramarginal gyrus are PF, PFcm, PFm, PFop, and PFt. Area PF is the homologue to
macaque area PF, part of the mirror neuron system, and active in humans during imitation.
The supramarginal gyrus part of Brodmann area 40 is the region in the inferior parietal
lobe that is involved in reading both in regards to meaning and phonology. [WP,unvetted].
