superior frontal gyrus

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The superior frontal gyrus is a region of the frontal lobe of the brain involved in higher cognitive functions, motor planning, and aspects of self-awareness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brain region
cerebral cortex region
arterialSupply anterior cerebral artery NERFINISHED
middle cerebral artery (superior divisions) NERFINISHED
boundedLaterallyBy superior frontal sulcus
boundedMediallyBy longitudinal cerebral fissure
BrodmannArea BA10 (parts)
BA32 (adjacent medial portions)
BA6 (medial portion)
BA8 (parts)
BA9 (parts)
connectedTo basal ganglia
cingulate cortex
parietal cortex
thalamus NERFINISHED
contains parts of dorsomedial prefrontal cortex
pre-supplementary motor area NERFINISHED
supplementary motor area NERFINISHED
extendsAnteriorlyTo frontal pole
extendsPosteriorlyTo precentral gyrus NERFINISHED
hemisphereOccurrence left cerebral hemisphere
right cerebral hemisphere
imagingBiomarkerIn Alzheimer’s disease (atrophy patterns) NERFINISHED
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
major depressive disorder (functional alterations)
schizophrenia (structural and functional changes)
involvedIn attention control
decision making
emotion regulation
executive functions
higher cognitive functions
metacognition
motor planning
response inhibition
self-awareness
social cognition
voluntary movement initiation
working memory
lesionAssociatedWith apathy
changes in self-awareness
deficits in executive function
impaired motor initiation
locatedIn dorsal frontal lobe
locatedOn medial surface of frontal lobe
superolateral surface of frontal lobe
partOf cerebrum
frontal lobe
prefrontal cortex
venousDrainage superior sagittal sinus (via cortical veins)

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supplementary motor area locatedIn superior frontal gyrus