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prefrontal cortex
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The anterior part of the frontal lobe of the brain, involved in higher cognitive functions.
Damage to the prefrontal cortex can impair decision-making abilities.
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Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need
- Meanwhile, a third region, the mesial prefrontal cortex, also plays a role.
Meanwhile, a third region, the mesial prefrontal cortex, also plays a role.
- Meanwhile, a third region, the mesial prefrontal cortex, also plays a role—
Meanwhile, a third region, the mesial prefrontal cortex, also plays a role—
The Neuroscience of Breath: How to Use Breathing to Control Emotions
- Controlled breathing increases oxygen delivery to your prefrontal cortex.
Controlled breathing increases oxygen delivery to your prefrontal cortex.
- Controlled breathing increases oxygen delivery to your prefrontal cortex.
Controlled breathing increases oxygen delivery to your prefrontal cortex.
Neuroplasticity Explained: How to Rewire Your Brain for Mental Strength
- And then the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher order thinking and decision-making.
And then the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher order thinking and decision-making.
- And then the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher-order thinking and decision-making.
And then the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher-order thinking and decision-making.
3 doctors explain how to reframe your trauma, anxiety, and internal dialogue
- And the brain area that could help that calming in that situation is the prefrontal cortex, the area that's involved in executive function.
And the brain area that could help that calming in that situation is the prefrontal cortex, the area that's involved in executive function.
- And the brain area that can help that calming in that situation is the prefrontal cortex, the area that's involved in executive function.
And the brain area that can help that calming in that situation is the prefrontal cortex, the area that's involved in executive function.
How to trick your brain into saving money | Your Brain on Money | Big Think
- Your prefrontal cortex, the thinking part of the brain, is saying “Hey, let's do it this way because that's gonna get us to where we're trying to go.”
Your prefrontal cortex, the thinking part of the brain, is saying “Hey, let's do it this way because that's gonna get us to where we're trying to go.”
How sleep affects your emotions | Sleeping with Science, a TED series
- This brain region is called the prefrontal cortex, and it sits directly above your eyes.
This brain region is called the prefrontal cortex, and it sits directly above your eyes.
- And you can think of the prefrontal cortex almost like the CEO of your brain.
And you can think of the prefrontal cortex almost like the CEO of your brain.
7 Surprising Benefits of Walking Meditation for Calming Your Mind
- Walking meditation activates different parts of your brain compared to seated meditation because it engages your prefrontal cortex, the area responsible for focus, decision-making, and emotional regulation.
Walking meditation activates different parts of your brain compared to seated meditation because it engages your prefrontal cortex, the area responsible for focus, decision-making, and emotional regulation.
- Walking meditation activates different parts of your brain compared to seated meditation because it engages your prefrontal cortex, the area responsible for focus, decision-making, and
Walking meditation activates different parts of your brain compared to seated meditation because it engages your prefrontal cortex, the area responsible for focus, decision-making, and
POV: You Stop Letting Emotions Control You
- You begin building stronger connections between your prefrontal cortex, the wise, rational part of your brain, and your limbic system, the emotional part.
You begin building stronger connections between your prefrontal cortex, the wise, rational part of your brain, and your limbic system, the emotional part.
- You begin building stronger connections between your prefrontal cortex, the wise, rational part of your brain, and
You begin building stronger connections between your prefrontal cortex, the wise, rational part of your brain, and
Happiness
- activity in the brain's left prefrontal cortex, which in turn has been found to correlate
activity in the brain's left prefrontal cortex, which in turn has been found to correlate
The science behind the 10-minute brain reset walk | Wendy Suzuki
- One is the hippocampus, critical for long-term memory, and the second is the prefrontal cortex, critical for your ability to shift and focus attention.
One is the hippocampus, critical for long-term memory, and the second is the prefrontal cortex, critical for your ability to shift and focus attention.
- and the second is the prefrontal cortex, critical for your ability to shift and focus attention.
and the second is the prefrontal cortex, critical for your ability to shift and focus attention.