Subcallosal area

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| Name = Subcallosal area

| Latin = area subcallosa, area parolfactoria

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| Caption = Scheme of rhinencephalon. (Paraolfactory area labeled at center left.)

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| Caption2 = Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Paraolfactory area labeled at center right.)

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The subcallosal area (parolfactory area of Broca) is a small triangular field on the medial surface of the hemisphere in front of the subcallosal gyrus, from which it is separated by the posterior parolfactory sulcus; it is continuous below with the olfactory trigone, and above and in front with the cingulate gyrus; it is limited anteriorly by the anterior parolfactory sulcus.

The subcallosal area is also known as "Zuckerkandl's gyrus", for Emil Zuckerkandl.{{cite journal |vauthors=Shoja MM, Tubbs RS, Loukas M, Shokouhi G, Jerry Oakes W |title=Emil Zuckerkandl (1849-1910): anatomist and pathologist |journal=Ann. Anat. |volume=190 |issue=1 |pages=33–6 |year=2008 |pmid=18342140 |doi=10.1016/j.aanat.2007.09.001 }}

The parahippocampal gyrus, subcallosal area, and cingulate gyrus have been described together as the periarcheocortex.{{cite journal |vauthors=Schneider JF, Vergesslich K |title=Maturation of the limbic system revealed by MR FLAIR imaging |journal=Pediatr Radiol |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=351–5 |date=April 2007 |pmid=17325825 |doi=10.1007/s00247-007-0415-3 |s2cid=1513783 |url=http://doc.rero.ch/record/320640/files/247_2007_Article_415.pdf}}

The "subcallosal area" and "parolfactory area" are considered equivalent in BrainInfo,{{cite web|url=http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/synonyms.aspx?questID=278|title=BrainInfo|website=braininfo.rprc.washington.edu}} but in Terminologia Anatomica they are considered distinct structures.