prefrontal cortex
noun[Cusually singular]
medical,psychologyspecializeduk/ˌpriː.frʌn.təl ˈkɔː.teks/us/ˌpriː.frʌn.t̬əl ˈkɔːr.teks/thefrontpartof thebrain, that isimportantinhumanbehavioursuch asplanning, decision-making, andself-control:
额前皮质Exercisecountersage-relatedshrinkingoftheprefrontalcortex.运动能抵消与年龄相关的额前皮质缩小。
Hisstudiessuggestthatmurdererssufferfrom animpairedorinjuredprefrontalcortex.他的研究显示谋杀者的额前皮质衰竭或受损。
- A person'scapacityto use his or her prefrontalcortexcan beimpairedunderconditionsofstress,fear, oranxiety.
- Theportionof thebraindedicatedtolearningandcomprehension, the prefrontalcortex,requiresconcentrationtoprocessnewinformation.
- Theelectriccurrentin electroconvulsivetherapystimulatesnot only the prefrontalcortexbut theentirebrain.
The brain & nervous system
- allism
- allistic
- amygdala
- anterograde
- arachnoid
- brainwave
- cerebellum
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebrum
- hemispherical
- hippocampus
- hypothalamus
- innervate
- innervation
- interhemispheric
- neurovascular
- non-neural
- on the spectrumidiom
- parasympathetic
- peripheral nervous system