fronto-parietal
|fron-to-pa-ri-e-tal|
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/ˌfrʌn.toʊ.pəˈraɪ.ətəl/
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/ˌfrʌn.təʊ.pəˈraɪ.ətəl/
relating to frontal and parietal brain regions
Etymology
'fronto-parietal' is a compound formed from 'fronto-' (from Latin 'frons, frontis' meaning 'forehead, front') and 'parietal' (from Latin 'paries, pariet-' meaning 'wall', via Latin 'parietalis').
The elements 'frons' and 'paries' entered scientific and anatomical Latin to form terms like 'frontal' and 'parietal'. In modern anatomical and neurological English, these became 'frontal' and 'parietal'; the compound 'fronto-parietal' emerged in 20th-century neuroscience to name connections or regions spanning both lobes.
Initially the roots referred to anatomical parts ('forehead/forepart' and 'wall'); over time the combined form came to mean specifically the brain areas (frontal and parietal lobes) and their functional connections.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a region or network that links or encompasses frontal and parietal brain areas (often shortened reference to the 'fronto-parietal network').
Activation of the fronto-parietal was observed during the attention task.
Synonyms
Adjective 1
relating to or involving both the frontal and parietal lobes (regions) of the brain; often used to describe networks, cortex regions, or connectivity between those areas.
The study examined fronto-parietal connectivity during working memory tasks.
Synonyms
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