| The term postcentral region, or Regio postcentralis, refers to a cytoarchitecturally defined portion of the cerebral cortex that lies immediately caudal to the central sulcus. It occupies primarily the postcentral gyrus and a small portion of the precentral gyrus at its ventral extreme adjacent to the lateral sulcus. It consists of the rostral postcentral area 3, the intermediate postcentral area 1, the caudal postcentral area 2 and the subcentral area 43. |
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