Definition of prefrontal
: anterior to or involving the anterior part of a frontal structure
- a prefrontal bone
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The most significant differences in brain volume were seen in the temporal and prefrontal lobes, including areas associated with activity, attention, and motor control.
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The group that played the nonviolent game showed more activity in the prefrontal parts of the brain, which are involved in inhibition, concentration and self-control.
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The presence of his adored Rose, who would spend her life in mental institutions after being given a prefrontal lobotomy, feels especially vivid.
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The prefrontal region functions include: decision-making, impulse control, logical thinking and risk management, among other things.
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In 1949, the prize for medicine was awarded to Antonio Moniz for inventing prefrontal lobotomy, which turned people into walking shells of themselves and termed them cured. Enough said.
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One region, the anterior prefrontal cortex, is known for integrating new information from the environment with long-term memories, which could translate into making price comparisons and forming expectations, researchers say.
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Women displayed way more brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, the region that deals with decision making, focus and impulse control.
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A front and prefrontal wind shift will mix it up with this heat and humidity tomorrow to produce a risk of severe storms.
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First Known Use of prefrontal
1854
Recent Examples of prefrontal from the Web
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During the adolescent years the prefrontal cortex, the portion of your brain that sits just behind your forehead, is still forming.
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The combination of social media pressure and an underdeveloped prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain that helps us rationalize decisions, control impulsivity and make judgments, can contribute to offensive online posts.
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And when people refused to profit from harming others, the prefrontal cortex increased its communication with the striatum.
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The prefrontal cortex trims away neural connections that are not needed and begins the process of myelination, or wrapping nerve cells in myelin.
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First Known Use of prefrontal
1854
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of prefrontal
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: situated or occurring anterior to a frontal structure
- a prefrontal bone
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: of, relating to, or constituting the prefrontal lobe or prefrontal cortex of the brain
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