frontal lobe

frontal lobe
frontal lobe n the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere having its lower part in the anterior fossa of the skull and bordered behind by the central sulcus

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the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere (see cerebrum), extending as far back as the deep central sulcus (cleft) of its upper and outer surface. Immediately anterior to the central sulcus lies the motor cortex, responsible for the control of voluntary movement; the area further forward - the prefrontal lobe - is concerned with behaviour, learning, judgment, and personality.

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lobus frontalis.

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