Definition of prefrontal
:anterior to or involving the anterior part of a frontal structure
- a prefrontal bone
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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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Lobotomies, which cut connections to the brain’s prefrontal cortex, were sometimes performed at that time as treatment for mental illness or to quell extreme suffering for the dying.
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Tempest said this type of stimulation to the prefrontal cortex can help patients with attention, working memory, problem-solving and impulse control.
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If the task is visual, such as matching bananas, a monkey activates a different area of the prefrontal cortex than when matching voices in an auditory task.
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Through tonight: While the front is still well west, there are some prefrontal showers in the area that could roll by during the commute.
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The prefrontal cortex performs a traffic cop role, doing more than just keeping the brain focused on a conscious task.
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First Known Use of prefrontal
1854
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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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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 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
prefrontal
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adjective
pre·fron·tal
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ˌprē-ˈfrənt-ᵊl
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medical Definition of prefrontal
1
:situated or occurring anterior to a frontal structure
- a prefrontal bone
2
:of, relating to, or constituting the prefrontal lobe or prefrontal cortex of the brain
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