prefrontal

prefrontal Definition

pre·fron·tal (prē frunt′'l)

adjective

of, pertaining to, or situated near the front of a structure of the brain or of the head of a vertebrate

prefrontal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

cortex: In addition, lowered activity in the prefrontal cortex relative to controls has been reported for those with autism.
lobotomy: These data typically come from patients who have undergone prefrontal lobotomy ( Freeman et al.
lobe: The study showed that people with damage in the prefrontal lobe struggled to pick out sarcasm.
activation: However the prefrontal activation was greater with explicit learning tasks.
function: Attention to threat in adolescents with anxiety disorders: Evidence for abnormal behavioral and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex function.
activity: In bulimia nervosa, there was an additional decrease in lateral and apical prefrontal activity.

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