Postcentral sulcus

Last revised by Craig Hacking ◉ ◈ on 20 May 2018

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Citation:

St-Amant M, Hacking C, Postcentral sulcus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-59639

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-59639

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/59639?iframe=true

rID:

59639

Article created:

18 Apr 2018, Maxime St-Amant

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Maxime St-Amant had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

20 May 2018, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Sections:

Synonyms:

Post-central sulcus
Post central sulcus
Postcentral sulci
Post-central sulci

The postcentral sulcus is a sulcus of the parietal lobe that separates the postcentral gyrus from the remainder of the parietal lobe, thus dividing the primary somatosensory cortex from the secondary somatosensory cortex. It runs parallel and posterior to the central sulcus.

References

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