frontal association area

The term frontal association area refers to an area of cerebral cortex defined on the basis of Nissl stain; it is located on the dorsal and lateral surfaces at the frontal pole of the rat ( Paxinos-2009b ) and the mouse ( Hof-2000; Franklin-2008 ).

Also known as: frontal association cortex, frontal association area

NeuroNames ID: 1072

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Name:

FrA

Language:

acronym

Organism:

rat

Source:

Paxinos-2009b

Citation:

Sixth Edition, Amsterdam: Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press

Source Title:

The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

Name:

frontal association cortex

Language:

English

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Paxinos-2001

Citation:

Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001

Source Title:

The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

Name:

frontal association area

Language:

English

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Hof-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Comparative Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv Mouse Brains

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Species With The Structure

Equivalent By	Human	Macaque	Rat	Mouse
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Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

frontal association area

Source:

Hof-2000

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

frontal association cortex

Source:

Paxinos-2001

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