Operculum (brain)
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The '''operculum''' is partly in the most posterior portion of the [[inferior frontal gyrus]] of the [[frontal lobe]] in the [[brain]]. One famous part of the operculum is [[Broca's area]] which plays an important role in conversation or [[Speech communication|speech]] production, [[Reading (activity)|reading]] and [[writing]].
Its vascular supply comes from the M3 branches of the [[middle cerebral artery]].
[[Autopsy|Post-mortem]], the parietal operculum of [[Albert Einstein's brain]] was found to be malformed.<ref name=AIP>American Institute of Physics writer (2006). [http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/einbrain_text.htm "Was Einstein's Brain Different?"] AIP.org (accessed July 17, 2006)</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Pars opercularis]]
* [[Parietal operculum]]
* [[Insular cortex]]
* [[Operculum]]
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