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rodent prefrontal cortex

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Aliases

PFC of rodents, rodent PFC

Extracted Explainers

What the tool is doing

This concept denotes the set of rodent frontal cortical areas discussed under the label prefrontal cortex. The review emphasizes that the term is used inconsistently.

Source 1DOIPubMed

What problem it solves

It provides a common label for discussing rodent frontal cortex studies. The review uses it to highlight why inconsistent definitions hinder interpretation.

Source 1DOIPubMed

What it does not solve

The term alone does not resolve which rodent areas should be included. The review argues that boundaries and criteria remain disputed.

Source 1DOIPubMed

Alternatives

The review proposes an alternative interpretation scheme based on corpus callosum structure and primate ACC nomenclature.

Source 1DOIPubMed

Evidence Snippets

Prefrontal cortex (PFC) means different things to different people. In recent years, there has been a major increase in publications on the PFC, especially using mice.
Evidence 1Source 1DOIPubMedprovenance

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Linked Claims

Claim 1atlas comparison summarysupports2018Source 1DOIPubMed

Comparison of several common rodent brain atlases found inconsistencies among and within leading atlases in the anatomical terms and criteria used for prefrontal cortex areas.

Claim 2meta analysis summarysupports2018Source 1DOIPubMed

A meta-analysis of publications on human and rodent prefrontal cortex found dramatic differences in the focus of research across these species.

Claim 3nomenclature inconsistencysupports2018Source 1DOIPubMed

Inconsistencies in the nomenclature and anatomical boundaries of rodent prefrontal cortex areas make it difficult to compare data and interpret findings across species.

Claim 4survey consensussupports2018Source 1DOIPubMed

A survey of established prefrontal cortex researchers found little consensus in their use of anatomical terms.