prefrontal cortex
noun
: the gray matter of the anterior part of the frontal lobe that is highly developed in humans and plays a role in the regulation of complex cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning
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Studies show that people with depression tend to have less brain activity than normal in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and more brain activity than normal in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Warm parenting during middle childhood (age 5) was associated with more amygdala centrality—meaning the amygdala played a more important role in the processing of emotions—and less prefrontal cortex centrality, meaning this part of the brain played a less important role.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Practicing deliberate calm prevents the amygdala from triggering cortisol release, allowing the prefrontal cortex to function optimally and enabling rational decision-making.
—Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The region—called the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)—may produce a fundamental model of oneself and place it in mental time.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Warm parenting during middle childhood (age 5) was associated with more amygdala centrality—meaning the amygdala played a more important role in the processing of emotions—and less prefrontal cortex centrality, meaning this part of the brain played a less important role.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Practicing deliberate calm prevents the amygdala from triggering cortisol release, allowing the prefrontal cortex to function optimally and enabling rational decision-making.
—Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The region—called the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)—may produce a fundamental model of oneself and place it in mental time.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021
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“Prefrontal cortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefrontal%20cortex. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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