posterior

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Scientists have long proposed, including Sur's colleague Earl K. Miller at MIT, that the prefrontal cortex can guide the activity of more posterior areas of the brain.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

As a parent, the first time I saw one of my sons talk out of their posterior on a subject they knew nothing about, I laughed.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

Brown: Posterior chain is everything up and down the backside of your body and the posterior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgery in Arlington, Texas, to repair what Hollander described as a small tear in the posterior of Brash’s ulnar collateral ligament.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

It’s important that you approach slowly and with caution—and preferably from a posterior angle, where they have little to no vision.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman