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frontoparietal

American  
[fruhn-toh-puh-rahy-i-tl] / ˌfrʌn toʊ pəˈraɪ ɪ tl /

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.

  2. of or relating to the frontal and parietal lobes of a cerebral hemisphere.


Etymology

Origin of frontoparietal

First recorded in 1870–75; fronto- + parietal

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"It's like where other areas of the brain don't have all the information, so they send what they have to the frontoparietal cortex for guidance," Hwang explains.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

University of Iowa researchers have provided new insight into the brain's information hub, known as the frontoparietal cortex.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

That allowed the researchers to observe how the frontoparietal cortex changed its connections with other brain systems as participants tried to determine what had happened.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The new research extended those findings by examining how adaptable the frontoparietal cortex is.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Shape of presphenoid, nasals, interparietal, frontoparietal sutures, and length and degree of the openings of the incisive foramina are useful in delimiting subspecies.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard

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