BA3b (Brodmann area 3, approximate)
Brodmann (approximate, BA_exvivo) · source label BA3b · BA3, 3
Atlas label only. No curated clinical content yet.
On the template
Brodmann (approximate, BA_exvivo). Values describe the fsaverage template, not an individual or a population norm.
| Side | Label (as in source) | Area, cm² | Centroid MNI152, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| left | BA3b | 11.6 | -37, -21, 52 |
| right | BA3b | 10.5 | 40, -19, 52 |
Area: pial surface of the fsaverage average, which is smoother than individual cortex. Volume: voxel count of the fsaverage aseg segmentation at 1 mm isotropic.
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