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praecuneus

praecuneus is the alternative form of precuneus.

Meaning of precuneus

Noun

precuneus (plural precunei)

  1. A division of the medial surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum.
    • The precuneus becomes less active during goal-directed cognitive or perceptual tasks, suggesting it is selectively reducing awareness of potentially distracting environmental factors (Gusnard and Raichle, 2001).2010, David L. Clark, Nash N. Boutros, Mario F. Mendez, The Brain and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroanatomy, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, page 44
    Synonyms:
    praecuneus

Forms of praecuneus

pluralpraecunei

Questions about praecuneus

What is praecuneus the alternative form of?
Praecuneus is the alternative form of precuneus.

Words near praecuneus in the dictionary

  1. praecornua
  2. praecox
  3. praecoxa
  4. praecoxae
  5. praecoxal
  6. praecuneus
  7. Praed
  8. praedial
  9. praedials
  10. praefect
  11. praefectorial

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