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frontal lobe

Pathology: - orbital frontal lobe dysfunction results in reduced empathy & disinhibition - dorsolateral frontal lobe dysfunction is associated with impaired initiation, planning, & social awareness [2]

Specific

olfactory sulcus/groove orbital gyrus straight gyrus (gyrus rectus) superior frontal sulcus

General

brain structure

References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 154
  2. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2022

Component-of

brain telencephalon (cerebrum)

Components

cingulate sulcus frontal cortex inferior frontal gyrus middle frontal gyrus motor cortex precentral sulcus prefrontal cortex superior frontal gyrus