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Everything about Prefrontal cortex
Part of the brain responsible for personality, decision-making, and social behavior
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of each frontal lobe of the mammalian brain. It is the association cortex in the frontal lobe. This region is responsible for processing and adapting one's thinking in order to meet certain goals in different situations. These processes of thinking can include the brain allowing one to focus, control how they behave, and make decisions. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Prefrontal cortexA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Single-neuron projectome of mouse prefrontal cortexInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: HannibalThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: An Integrative Theory of Prefrontal Cortex FunctionCited 10,921 times
- Go sideways: Dorsolateral prefrontal cortexA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Cingulate cortexA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
An Integrative Theory of Prefrontal Cortex Function
Insensitivity to future consequences following damage to human prefrontal cortex
Dissociating the Role of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal and Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Cognitive Control
Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function
Emotional processing in anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex
Dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex in addiction: neuroimaging findings and clinical implications
Medial prefrontal cortex and self-referential mental activity: Relation to a default mode of brain function
The Organization of Networks within the Orbital and Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Rats, Monkeys and Humans
🆕 Influential since 2022
Single-neuron projectome of mouse prefrontal cortex
Molecular and cellular evolution of the primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Human prefrontal cortex gene regulatory dynamics from gestation to adulthood at single-cell resolution
Geometry of sequence working memory in macaque prefrontal cortex
Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on symptom domains in neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review and cross-diagnostic meta-analysis
📚 Books worth reading
HannibalThomas Harris · 1999
Executive control and the frontal lobeWerner X. Schneider, Adrian M. Owen · 2000
The prefrontal cortexJoaquin M. Fuster · 1980
Prefrontal CortexSatoru Otani · 2004
The Genius EngineKathleen Stein · 2006
Monoaminergic modulation of cortical excitabilityKuei-Yuan Tseng · 2007- 📕Linking affect to actionGeoffrey Schoenbaum · 2007
Cognition and emotion in the brainInternational Symposium on Limbic and Association Cortical Systems (2002 Toyama, Japan) · 2003
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🔗 Related topics
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