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Rolando's fissure

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    The central fissure of the cerebral hemisphere, between the parietal and the frontal lobes. It was named for Luigi Rolando by François Leuret (1797-1851) in 1839.

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    • François Leuret & Louis Pierre Gratiolet (1815-1865):
      Anatomie comparée du système nerveux, considéré dans ses rapports avec l'intelligence.
      2 volumes. Paris, Baillière, 1839-1857. First volume by Leuret, the second volume published in 1857 by Gratiolet.

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