Operculum

The operculum, defined as the cortex adjacent to the insula, is a large structure encompassing three lobes, with a recognized role in a variety of neurologic and psychiatric conditions.

The operculum can be divided into frontal, parietal, and temporal regions, after the lobes of which they form a part. The part of the operculum on the precentral and postcentral gyri, on either side of the central sulcus (or “Rolandic fissure”), is known as the Rolandic operculum.

Frontal operculum

see Pars opercularis.

see Operculum glioma.

see Operculum Function.