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ROWLAND: Working memory originates from a part of brain called the prefrontal cortex. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 12, 2001] Reference
Because I mean, this is the part of the brain that makes us human, it's called the prefrontal cortex. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2003] Reference
What we often see with lack of empathy is problems in what's called the prefrontal cortex, or the front third of the brain. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 24, 2009] Reference
But the part of your brain called the prefrontal cortex which is your brakes in your brain takes a much longer time to develop. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2009] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [20 « July « 2008 « Niqnaq] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Re-Thinking Jeffrey Goldberg] Reference
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). From Wordnik.com. [Marilia Duffles: Minding The Heart Is Jurisprudent] Reference
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). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
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. From Wordnik.com. [Stress Can Shrink Your Brain] Reference
Rock says, "Making decisions and solving problems rely heavily on a region of the brain called prefrontal cortex. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
"That's when an area of the brain called the prefrontal cortex is developing, which enables us to be aware of both our own and others 'emotions. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online]
It's called the prefrontal cortex. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2004] Reference
"This hellish growth has performed a prefrontal lobotomy!". From Wordnik.com. [Planet of the Damned] Reference
We interpret (sensory cortex) and reason (prefrontal cortex). From Wordnik.com. [Sad Brain, Happy Brain] Reference
The prefrontal cortex is involved with attention and planning. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Amen, M.D.: Changing the Brain of an Iraq Veteran] Reference
Stick-to-itiveness appears to require a robust prefrontal cortex as well. From Wordnik.com. [When Best Intentions Aren’T Good Enough] Reference
"That's highly associated with decreased activity in the prefrontal cortex.". From Wordnik.com. [The Anatomy of Violence] Reference
This prefrontal lobe may act as a "reality check," says Buchs-baum, a PET-scan pioneer. From Wordnik.com. [Lights Of Madness] Reference
"That gives rise to aggression and less prefrontal control over that aggression," Raine says. From Wordnik.com. [The Anatomy of Violence] Reference
With various refinements, this became standard operating procedure for the prefrontal lobotomy. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
And the prefrontal cortex handles many complex reasoning functions involved in feelings of empathy. From Wordnik.com. [Sad Brain, Happy Brain] Reference
And she was looking at a particular part of their brain called … Ms. YANG: The prefrontal cortex. From Wordnik.com. [Radio Lab: Into the Brain of a Liar] Reference
Second, cortisol-induced damage to the prefrontal cortex can cause confabulation, or false memories. From Wordnik.com. [The Tortured Brain] Reference
As expected, the prefrontal cortex, seat of attention, lit up: Baime, after all, was focusing deeply. From Wordnik.com. [Religion And The Brain] Reference
ROWLAND: Her pivotal discovery came in 1977 when she found there was structure to the prefrontal cortex. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 12, 2001] Reference
Examining tissue from the prefrontal cortex, a center of higher mental functions, they uncovered some surprises. From Wordnik.com. [THE AGING BRAIN] Reference
And I've gotten to hang out with some people that have pretty big prefrontal lobes and geniuses in a certain way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2007] Reference
The information, "Ahh, pleasure," is then relayed to the prefrontal cortex, where it makes its way into consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Thea Singer: Stress and Addiction -- How to Cope] Reference
His good feelings show up in an area of the brain where researchers think happiness lives, the left prefrontal cortex. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2006] Reference
Between 10 and 18 months, a cluster of cells in the rational prefrontal cortex is busy hooking up to the emotion regions. From Wordnik.com. [Your Child's Brain] Reference
In medical students studying for exams, the medial prefrontal cortex shrinks during cram sessions but grows back after a month off. From Wordnik.com. [Who Says Stress Is Bad For You?] Reference
The scans showed a strange interaction between the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus -- a pattern specific to memory suppression. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
He describes how, at about age 12, the teenage brain begins a massive shift in the prefrontal cortex, or the thinking part of the brain. From Wordnik.com. [Experiencing Teen Drama Overload? Blame Biology] Reference
Dr. JAMES CHATTRA (Pediatrician): Sometimes that prefrontal cortex that allows us to take a break, stop and think, is not working as well. From Wordnik.com. [Experiencing Teen Drama Overload? Blame Biology] Reference
When shown pictures of fearful faces, adolescent girls registered activity on the right side of the prefrontal cortex, similar to an adult. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble With Boys] Reference
If the photos appeared long enough to be processed consciously, however, the amygdala quieted down and the rational, thoughtful prefrontal cortex perked up. From Wordnik.com. [How Your Brain Looks at Race] Reference
By 8, children generally understand that retaliation is wrong, and their brain's so-called judgment circuit, centered in the prefrontal cortex, approaches maturity. From Wordnik.com. [Learning Right From Wrong] Reference
"In schizophrenics the prefrontal lobe is not checking images against sensory information and memory" to determine whether they are real, imagined or hallucinated, he says. From Wordnik.com. [Lights Of Madness] Reference
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