area 8B
Acronym: 8B
The term area 8B refers to the more dorsal and medial of two components of area 8 in the human. It is located posteriorly in the superior frontal gyrus and the middle frontal gyrus. Defined on the basis of multiple stains, it is bounded rostrally by area 9 and caudally by area 6; on the medial surface of the superior frontal gyrus it is bounded ventrally by area 24 and area 32ac; on the dorsal surface it is bounded laterally by the other component of area 8, area 8A.
     Its equivalent in the macaque is similarly located, with the superior limb of the arcuate sulcus representing the boundary between it and area 8A ( Petrides-2012 ). Functionally it is referred to as the Premotor Ear-Eye Field, (PEEF) ( Lanzilotto-2015 ).
     As granular prefrontal cortex, it has no equivalent in the rat ( Zilles-2012 ).

Also known as: Premotor Ear-Eye FieldNeuroNames ID : 3517


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