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Precuneus cortex
| Name: | Precuneus cortex |
| Description: | Component of the parietal lobe. The rostral boundary was the posterior extent of the paracentral lobule whereas the caudal boundary was the lingual gyrus. The medial and lateral boundaries were the parieto-occipital fissure and the superior parietal gyrus respectively (Christine Fennema-Notestine). |
| Synonym(s): | precuneus, quadrate lobule, precuneate lobule |
| Is part of: | parietal lobe |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_1446 |
| Defining criteria: | topography |
| Organism: | Human, Monkey |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 92 |
| Defining Criteria: | topography |
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| Created | 8 October 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCriteria | topography + |
| Definition | Component of the parietal lobe. The rostr … Component of the parietal lobe. The rostral boundary was the posterior extent of the paracentral lobule whereas the caudal boundary was the lingual gyrus. The medial and lateral boundaries were the parieto-occipital fissure and the superior parietal gyrus respectively (Christine Fennema-Notestine). espectively (Christine Fennema-Notestine). |
| EditorialNote | UMLS and NeuroNames use precuneus alone as the preferred term. |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_1446 + |
| Is part of | Parietal lobe + |
| Label | Precuneus cortex + |
| ModifiedDate | 14 June 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=92 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Species | Human +, and Monkey + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | precuneus +, quadrate lobule +, and precuneate lobule + |
| Umlscui | C0152306 + |