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Noun: frontal cortex
  1. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
    "The frontal cortex is involved in executive functions such as planning and decision-making";
    - frontal lobe

Derived forms: frontal cortices

Type of: lobe

Part of: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium

Encyclopedia: Frontal cortex