Central sulcus

The central sulcus is a sulcus, or fold, in the cerebral cortex in the brains of vertebrates. Also called the central fissure, or the fissure of Rolando or the Rolandic fissure, after Luigi Rolando. It is sometimes confused with the medial longitudinal fissure.

Central sulcus
The lateral surface of the left cerebral hemisphere showing the central sulcus in red
The lateral surface of the right cerebral hemisphere. The central sulcus is labeled on the top center, in red. The central sulcus separates the parietal lobe (blue) and the frontal lobe (lime green).
Details
Location	Cerebral cortex
Identifiers
Latin	sulcus centralis cerebri
NeuroNames	48
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_4035
TA	A14.1.09.103
FMA	83752
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The central sulcus is a prominent landmark of the brain, separating the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe and the primary motor cortex from the primary somatosensory cortex.