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Recent Examples on the Web The brain becomes flooded by fear; the prefrontal cortex goes quiet and incapable of strategic or complex thinking. — Alison Escalante, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021 The prefrontal cortex, including the mPFC, forms a network that is involved in future planning. — Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021 Explain that their prefrontal cortex -- the part of the brain associated with empathy and problem-solving -- isn't fully developed. — Sarah Molano, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021 In the prefrontal cortex of monkeys, researchers found neurons that were selectively tuned to different numerosities. — Jordana Cepelewicz, Wired, 15 Aug. 2021 Sure enough, his group demonstrated in 2016 that monkeys have neurons in their prefrontal cortex tuned to a preference for zero rather than other numerosities. — Jordana Cepelewicz, Wired, 15 Aug. 2021 For those who’ve been sentenced before turning 25, some scientific studies have found that a person’s prefrontal cortex doesn’t fully mature until that age. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 27 Aug. 2021 Research shows that the feeling of fear arises in the prefrontal cortex and related brain areas. — Quanta Magazine, 24 Aug. 2021 It’s that experience that will engage the prefrontal cortex. — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021

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“Prefrontal cortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefrontal%20cortex. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.

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