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Cerebral Cortex Lesions

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There are two major lines of demarcation in the cerebral cortex. The first is the central sulcus, running from superior to inferior, which divides the frontal lobe from parietal lobe. The second is the lateral fissure, running anterior to posterior, which separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes. The temporal lobe is below the lateral fissure.

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  1. Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, AL, USA

    Jonathan Leo

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Leo, J. (2023). Cerebral Cortex Lesions. In: Medical Neuroanatomy for the Boards and the Clinic. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41123-6_14

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