<p>No; the medial frontal gyrus is medial; it faces the sagittal midline of the brain. Medial is the opposite of lateral; the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is lateral, facing towards the outside of the brain.</p>

<p>Perhaps you are thinking of the <em>middle</em> frontal gyrus?</p>

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Bryan Krause
<p>I'm wondering if the MFG is located in the region considered the DLPFC? </p>

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Is the approximation of the Medial Frontal Gyrus in the region of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex?
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# Is the approximation of the Medial Frontal Gyrus in the region of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-19)

I'm wondering if the MFG is located in the region considered the DLPFC?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-19. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

No; the medial frontal gyrus is medial; it faces the sagittal midline of the brain. Medial is the opposite of lateral; the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is lateral, facing towards the outside of the brain.

Perhaps you are thinking of the *middle* frontal gyrus?


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