prefrontal
IPA: prifrˈʌntʌɫ
noun
- A prefrontal bone, scale, etc.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe.
- Of, pertaining to or situated in front of the frontal bone.
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Examples of "prefrontal" in Sentences
- What we often see with lack of empathy is problems in what's called the prefrontal cortex, or the front third of the brain.
- But the part of your brain called the prefrontal cortex which is your brakes in your brain takes a much longer time to develop.
- Apparently my brain—or the part of it I now refer to as my prefrontal Spitzer lobe—finds the sight of Edie Falco somewhat exciting.
- Apparently my brain — or the part of it I now refer to as my prefrontal Spitzer lobe — finds the sight of Edie Falco somewhat exciting.
- Those whose explanations reflected empathy for the wrong-doers relied on a part of the brain above the eye-sockets called the prefrontal cortex (PFC).
- In the teenagers an unexpectedly high level of activity was observed in the part of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex, which is a region known to be involved in multi-tasking and making decisions.
- The researchers found that the obese people had less brain activity in the area known as the prefrontal cortex, where powers of inhibition choosing not to do things are based, even when their blood sugar levels were normal.
- In the 1930s, Dr. Egas Moniz, a Portuguese neurologist, began experimenting with a new form of what became known as the prefrontal lobotomy, a radical surgery that severed nerve fibers in the part of the brain associated with emotions.
- To address the question of whether intention might be reflected in prefrontal cortical activity, the researchers in the new work used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess brain activity while subjects concentrated on their choice of intended mental action, but prior to execution of the action.
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