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Record 1 2011-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Areas of the cerebral cortex distinguished by hypothesized differences in the arrangement of their six cellular layers and identified by numbers.

OBS

Although the histologic basis is in dispute, the topographic numbering is widely used as a descriptor for mapping cortical locations that control different functions of the nervous system and the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
OBS

La classification des aires corticales en fonction des caractères histologiques (cytoarchitectonie) et fonctionnels a été précisée par nombre d'auteurs. Elle comporte 47 aires (régions). Elle est de loin la plus utilisée.

Spanish

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