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postcentral gyrus [pōst′sen·trəl ′jī·rəs]

(anatomy)

The cerebral convolution that lies immediately posterior to the central sulcus and extends from the longitudinal fissure above the posterior ramus of the lateral sulcus.

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Thalamocortical axons arising in the ventral posterolateral and ventral posteromedial nuclei project to the primary somatosensory cortex in the postcentral gyrus (Brodmann areas 3a, 3b, 1, and 2), to the secondary somatosensory cortex in the parietal operculum, and to the insula.

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postcentral gyrus (redirected from Primary somatosensory cortex)

postcentral gyrus
(redirected from Primary somatosensory cortex)