Human Prefrontal Cortex
Anatomy & Function
Human Prefrontal Cortex
“The basic function of the prefrontal cortex is the representation and execution of new forms of organized goal-directed action”
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The Prefrontal Cortex
Joaquin Fuster
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-prefrontal-cortex/id1000793031
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The prefrontal cortex is responsible for :
Executive Planning
Executive Decision making
Executive Attention
Working memory
Preparatory set
Inhibitory control
The main difference between the executive and the nonexecutive tasks is that the executive tasks require active attention, while nonexecutive task only require passive attention toward the event
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As such, optimal prefrontal functioning is necessary for the formation of associations and the representation of acquired relationships between disparate pieces of informa-tion, including information separated in time
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The Prefrontal Cortex brain area, when sufficiently activated, acts as the emotional manager of a person. It brings a more analytical or more appropriate reaction into our emotional impulses and responses by dampening the amygdalae and other limbic regions. In humans, the strongest neural connections between the neocortex and the amygdala run to
... See more“The most common cognitive disorders of frontal patients consist of abnormalities of attention, that is, of the capacity to concentrate neural resources in the processing of one given item of information, sensory or motor, to the exclusion of all others. ”
Excerpt From
The Prefrontal Cortex
Joaquin Fuster
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-prefrontal-
... See moreIn addition, these cortical regions are implicated in inhibitory functions that are known to be critical for the performance of executive-function tasks. Relatedly performance on working memory tasks has been reported to be significantly related to general intelligence as indexed by standard IQ tests
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“Thus, the prefrontal cortex is the depository of executive memory networks, that is, networks that represent past actions, future actions, or both. ”
Excerpt From
The Prefrontal Cortex
Joaquin Fuster
https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-prefrontal-cortex/id1000793031
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