mediofrontal

English

Etymology

medio- +‎ frontal

Adjective

mediofrontal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) In the middle of the frontal region
    • 2015 August 25, “Women’s Preference for a Male Acquaintance Enhances Social Reward Processing of Material Goods in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0136168:
      In addition, the ACC showed functional connectivity with the supplementary motor area/dorsal ACC (SMA/dACC), an area within the dorsal mediofrontal cortex, suggesting that it integrates action monitoring and emotional and cognitive processing in decision-making.

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