prefrontal+cortex+(PFC)

1376001542 = = = Definition: = The part of the frontal lobe that is just behind the forehead. It is responsible for executive processing.
 * HGD**, Chapter 11 p. 275

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 * The prefrontal cortex is like the CEO of the brain.

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=In the News:= [|Patterns in Brain Indicate Who Someone is Thinking About] This article talks about how scientists can analyze the frontal cortex to see who someone is thinking about.

[|Increased Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Product Expression in the Human Alcoholic Prefrontal Cortex is Linked to Adolescent Drinking.] Adolescence is characterized behaviorally by increased impulsivity and risk-taking that declines in parallel with maturation of the prefrontal cortex and executive function.In humans, the risk of alcoholism is greatly increased in those who begin drinking between 13 and 15 years of age, and adolescents binge drink more than any other age group.

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