Brodmann area 27
Rostral part of the parahippocampal gyrus
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Brodmann area 27 is a cytoarchitecturally defined cortical area that is a rostral part of the parahippocampal gyrus. It is commonly regarded as a synonym of presubiculum.[1]
| Brodmann area 27 | |
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 Medial surface of the brain with Brodmann's areas numbered. | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | area praesubicularis |
| NeuroNames | 1039 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1758 |
| FMA | 68624 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The dorsal part of the presubiculum is more commonly known as the postsubiculum,[2] and is of interest because it contains head direction cells, which are responsive to the facing direction of the head.[3]
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