BA4a (Brodmann area 4, approximate)
Brodmann (approximate, BA_exvivo) · source label BA4a · BA4, 4
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 | BA4a | 11.8 | -18, -20, 64 |
| right | BA4a | 12.0 | 25, -18, 61 |
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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