Prefrontal cortex biopsies taken for research purposes during deep brain stimulation procedures appear to be safe, new ...

A new study has found that stronger communication between the cerebellum and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex—a part of the brain associated with higher-order thinking—is linked to reduced severity ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

University of Cambridge researchers report that inactivating dorsolateral prefrontal cortex area 46 in marmosets blunts ...

The prefrontal cortex is for planning, organizing, and strategizing in humans. Do horses have a prefrontal cortex? If not, how do they behave in intelligent ways?

Individuals with a strong affinity for groove rhythm (GR), characterized by its ability to induce a sense of groove, exhibited heightened activation of executive function in the prefrontal cortex ...

The prefrontal cortex -- an area of the brain responsible for executive functions, such as planning, working memory, and impulse control -- has long been implicated in the pathophysiology of ...

Prefrontal brain damage can contribute to impulsive behaviors, which may in turn contribute to criminal behavior that cannot ...

Game-based training improves not only the cognitive abilities of people with initial signs of developing dementia, but also ...