How to Use dorsolateral in a Sentence
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The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex monitors uncertainty and flags when expectations or norms get broken.
—Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
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The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which plays a large role in mood regulation, focus, and cognition, is on the left side of the brain’s frontal lobe, and Exomind uses electromagnetic pulses to stimulate it during each treatment.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
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Electrodes closer to the forehead stimulate a brain region called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, associated with mood regulation (for example, calming anxiety).
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
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In the present trial, the researchers delivered mild electrical currents to a specific brain area, the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a region often linked to mood regulation.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
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Devices like Exomind, a form of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), target the brain’s dorsolateral prefrontal cortex—the center of executive function, mood regulation, and attention.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
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