The small grooves on the surface of our brain may play a key role in our reasoning. A recent study reveals that their depth ...

A new study reveals how the brain responds to mental exhaustion, identifying two key regions—the right insula and the ...

Temple K et al. 2019M1 Muscarinic Receptors Modulate Fear-Related Inputs to the Prefrontal Cortex: Implications for Novel Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress DisorderBiol Psychiatry 85:989–1000 88.

While some past studies found that stimulating the brain, particularly the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), can change a person's physical appearance, they did not determine whether it altered how ...

Knowledge of the prefrontal cortex gained from rodent studies may thus be providing only a partial picture of the human prefrontal cortex. “One of the most remarkable features of the human brain is ...

The Prefrontal Cortex Subregions The PFC is divided into three subsections: dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC). Overall, ...

More information: Alina Stegemann et al, Prefrontal engrams of long-term fear memory perpetuate pain perception, Nature Neuroscience (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01291-x ...

And the timeline for brain development isn't the same for everyone. "Some individuals may experience full maturation of their prefrontal cortex earlier or later than the age of 25," Dr. Porter says.

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Well, it’s been years since I first learned about the prefrontal cortex, and every now and then I still have my California Condor moments. But for the most part, my decision making abilities and ...

The prefrontal cortex region of the human brain is responsible for a range of complex functions from decision-making to certain types of memory. When something goes wrong in this part of the brain, it ...