prefrontal cortex Meaning & Definition

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  • A person's capacity to use his or her prefrontal cortex can be impaired under conditions of stress, fear, or anxiety.

  • The portion of the brain dedicated to learning and comprehension, the prefrontal cortex, requires concentration to process new information.

  • The electric current in electroconvulsive therapy stimulates not only the prefrontal cortex but the entire brain.

  • However, areas of the rostral anterior cingulate extending to the anterior medial prefrontal cortex were more activated by sad targets.

  • In addition, we replicated the findings of increased activation with the task in healthy volunteers in the premotor areas, ventral prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex.

  • The final subtraction resulted in activity in the anterior cingulate cortex, several portions of left anterior prefrontal cortex, and right inferior lateral cerebellum.

  • Cellular and circuit basis of working memory in prefrontal cortex of nonhuman primates.

  • Revisiting the role of the prefrontal cortex in the patho-physiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

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