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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Curiosity, by asking questions, pulls us out of the emotional part of the brain and back into the logical reasoning part, the prefrontal cortex.
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Melinda Fouts, Ph.d., Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But a host of other parts of the brain—including the fornix, basal ganglia, thalamus, amygdala, caudate nucleus, and prefrontal cortex—also play a role in consolidating and storing longer term memories.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Connecting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the insula turns down anxiety, which inhibits the mind from real change.
—Aviel Kanter, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025
The airport movies were similarly represented in the brain, with each step of the sequence characterized by a predictable cross-brain fingerprint centralized in the prefrontal cortex.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
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Melinda Fouts, Ph.d., Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But a host of other parts of the brain—including the fornix, basal ganglia, thalamus, amygdala, caudate nucleus, and prefrontal cortex—also play a role in consolidating and storing longer term memories.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Connecting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the insula turns down anxiety, which inhibits the mind from real change.
—Aviel Kanter, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025
The airport movies were similarly represented in the brain, with each step of the sequence characterized by a predictable cross-brain fingerprint centralized in the prefrontal cortex.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Prefrontal cortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefrontal%20cortex. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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