middle frontal gyrus

middle frontal gyrus (MFG)

The term middle frontal gyrus refers to a convolution of the frontal lobe identified by dissection. In the human it is located on the dorsolateral surface between the superior frontal sulcus, which separates it from the superior frontal gyrus, and the inferior frontal sulcus, which separates it from the inferior frontal gyrus caudally; the frontomarginal sulcus separates it from the frontomarginal gyrus rostrally.Caudally it is separated from the precentral gyrus by the precentral sulcus. In the macaque it extends from the angle of the arcuate sulcus to the frontal pole; it is bounded by the superior limb of the arcuate sulcus dorsally and by the principal sulcus ventrally. Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: middle frontal gyrus, Gyrus frontalis medius, Gyrus frontalis medialis (Winters), intermediate frontal gyrus, Gyrus frontalis secundus, Gyrus F2, medial frontal gyrus of Mai

NeuroNames ID: 84

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Name:

circunvolución frontal media

Language:

Spanish

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1994

Citation:

edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman

Source Title:

Neuroanatomía Fundamentos

Name:

giro frontale medio

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1995

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

MFG

Language:

acronym

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

срединная фронтальная извилина

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

middle frontal gyrus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

middle frontal gyrus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Krieg-1975

Citation:

Brain Books, Evanston, Illinois, 1975

Source Title:

Interpretive Atlas Of The Monkey's Brain

Name:

Gyrus frontalis medius

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

Gyrus frontalis medialis (Winters)

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca nemestrina

Source:

Winters-1969

Citation:

University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, Ca., 1969.

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Brain Atlas For Macaca nemestrina

Name:

intermediate frontal gyrus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Ono-1990

Citation:

Atlas of the Cerebral Sulci, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, 1990.

Source Title:

Atlas of the Cerebral Sulci

Name:

Gyrus frontalis secundus

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Cunningham-1892

Citation:

The Academy House, Dublin, 1892

Source Title:

Contribution to the Surface Anatomy of the Cerebral Hemispheres with a Chapter upon Cranio-Cerebral Topography

Name:

Gyrus F2

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Cunningham-1892

Citation:

The Academy House, Dublin, 1892

Source Title:

Contribution to the Surface Anatomy of the Cerebral Hemispheres with a Chapter upon Cranio-Cerebral Topography

Name:

girus frontal tengah

Language:

Indonesian

Organism:

human

Source:

Noback-1982

Citation:

Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

Source Title:

Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

Name:

gyrus frontal moyen

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

circonvolution frontale moyenne

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

medial frontal gyrus of Mai

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

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Species With The Structure

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Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Gyrus F2

Source:

Cunningham-1892

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Gyrus frontalis medius

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Gyrus frontalis secundus

Source:

Cunningham-1892

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

intermediate frontal gyrus

Source:

Ono-1990

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

middle frontal gyrus

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

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Source:

Bowden-1997

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Topology

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Mus (mouse)

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NeuroNames

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.

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cerebral cortex (cortical plate)