Prefrontal

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What we often see with lack of empathy is problems in what's called the prefrontal cortex, or the front third of the brain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the part of your brain called the prefrontal cortex which is your brakes in your brain takes a much longer time to develop. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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). ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Psychologist Peter Hall of Waterloo University in Ontario, Canada, speculated that the connection between intention and behavior might lie in the neurons, specifically in a part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The speed at which the fibers conduct the electrical impulses of thought between brain regions increases 100-fold, especially in an area associated with abstract reasoning and decision making called the prefrontal cortex. ❋ Unknown (2007)

More recent research suggests that the same thing happens in the brain region called the prefrontal cortex, which is crucial for decision-making and attention, he said. ❋ Randy Dotinga (2006)

Because I mean, this is the part of the brain that makes us human, it's called the prefrontal cortex. ❋ Unknown (2003)

ROWLAND: Working memory originates from a part of brain called the prefrontal cortex. ❋ Unknown (2001)

This is the area of the frontal lobe that lies before the motor and premotor areas and is therefore called the prefrontal lobe (see illustration, p. 172). ❋ Asimov, Isaac (1963)

The growth is in a region of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex and is part of what makes humans cognitively advanced compared with other animals, including the chimpanzee, our closest relative. ❋ By SINDYA N. BHANOO (2011)

Their study suggests the condition starts in the womb because brain cells in this area known as the prefrontal cortex typically develop during the second trimester of pregnancy. ❋ Unknown (2011)