Preferred Label : prefrontal cortex;
Uberon definition : The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain, lying in front of the motor and
premotor areas.nnThis brain region has been implicated in planning complex cognitive
behaviors, personality expression, decision making and moderating correct social behavior.
The basic activity of this brain region is considered to be orchestration of thoughts
and actions in accordance with internal goals.nnThe most typical psychological term
for functions carried out by the pre-frontal cortex area is executive function. Executive
function relates to abilities to differentiate among conflicting thoughts, determine
good and bad, better and best, same and different, future consequences of current
activities, working toward a defined goal, prediction of outcomes, expectation based
on actions, and social 'control' (the ability to suppress urges that, if not suppressed,
could lead to socially-unacceptable outcomes).nnMany authors have indicated an integral
link between a person's personality and the functions of the prefrontal cortex. -
definition adapted from Wikipedia;
Uberon synonym : prefrontal association cortex;
Uberon related term : frontal association cortex; prefrontal association complex;
Origin ID : 0000451;
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The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain, lying in front of the motor and
premotor areas.nnThis brain region has been implicated in planning complex cognitive
behaviors, personality expression, decision making and moderating correct social behavior.
The basic activity of this brain region is considered to be orchestration of thoughts
and actions in accordance with internal goals.nnThe most typical psychological term
for functions carried out by the pre-frontal cortex area is executive function. Executive
function relates to abilities to differentiate among conflicting thoughts, determine
good and bad, better and best, same and different, future consequences of current
activities, working toward a defined goal, prediction of outcomes, expectation based
on actions, and social 'control' (the ability to suppress urges that, if not suppressed,
could lead to socially-unacceptable outcomes).nnMany authors have indicated an integral
link between a person's personality and the functions of the prefrontal cortex. -
definition adapted from Wikipedia
