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Last uploaded: November 2, 2023
Preferred Name

posterior cingulate gyrus
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Definitions

The posterior cingulate cortex is the backmost part of the cingulate cortex, lying behind the anterior cingulate cortex. This is the upper part of the 'limbic lobe'. The cingulate cortex is made up of an area around the midline of the brain. Surrounding areas include the retrosplenial cortex and the precuneus. Cytoarchitectonically posterior cingulate cortex is associated with Brodmann areas 23 and 31. [WP,unvetted].

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002740

definition

The posterior cingulate cortex is the backmost part of the cingulate cortex, lying behind the anterior cingulate cortex. This is the upper part of the 'limbic lobe'. The cingulate cortex is made up of an area around the midline of the brain. Surrounding areas include the retrosplenial cortex and the precuneus. Cytoarchitectonically posterior cingulate cortex is associated with Brodmann areas 23 and 31. [WP,unvetted].

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posterior cingulate gyrus

prefixIRI

UBERON:0002740

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posterior cingulate gyrus

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000200

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