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precuneus

n. an area on the medial (inner) surface of the parietal lobe of each cerebral hemisphere in the brain. Located between the parieto-occipital sulcus and the cingulate sulcus, it is involved in a variety of cognitive functions. Immediately behind the precuneus is the wedge-shaped cuneus. —precuneate adj.

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