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Prefrontal cortex
Prefrontal cortex: is the most anterior part of the frontal lobe in the human brain. The prefrontal cortex is critical for executive functions in humans, which includes decision making, planning, short-term memory retention, and speech production. The prefrontal cortex is thought to have developed and expanded more recently, in terms of evolution, and is larger in humans than it is in non-human primates. As such, the prefrontal cortex is thought to play a major role in the unique characteristics that make humans different from our primate ancestors.
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FEB 25, 2023
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...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
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Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 11, 2023
Neuroscience
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Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 05, 2023
Neuroscience
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...
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Kerry Charron
DEC 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
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Annie Lennon
DEC 05, 2022
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...
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OCT 23, 2022
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OCT 21, 2022
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AUG 04, 2022
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JUL 08, 2022
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...
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JUN 23, 2022
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...
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JUN 10, 2022
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...
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MAY 24, 2022
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MAY 16, 2022
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APR 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
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...
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NOV 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Neuroscience
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JUL 05, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 05, 2021
Technology
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...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 19, 2021
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
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APR 15, 2021
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
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MAR 04, 2021
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...
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