FRONTAL CORTEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frontal cortex mean? 

• FRONTAL CORTEX (noun)
  The noun FRONTAL CORTEX has 1 sense:

1. that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead

  Familiarity information: FRONTAL CORTEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRONTAL CORTEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

frontal cortex; frontal lobe

Hypernyms ("frontal cortex" is a kind of...):

lobe ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part)

Meronyms (parts of "frontal cortex"):

frontal gyrus (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum)

precentral gyrus (the convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area)

Holonyms ("frontal cortex" is a part of...):

cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)

 Context examples 

The frontal cortex is the area of the brain that controls cognitive skills.

(The Rhythms of Sign Language, NSF)

“In heavy drinkers, we saw less regional power for example in the thalamus, the sensory gateway, and frontal cortex of the brain, which is important for decision making,” said Dr. Shokri-Kojori of the NIAAA Laboratory of Neuroimaging.

(Study of brain energy patterns provides new insights into alcohol effects, National Institutes of Health)

While the ASL-fluent and non-signer groups demonstrated entrainment, it was stronger in the frontal cortex for ASL-fluent participants, compared to non-signers.

(The Rhythms of Sign Language, NSF)