Science news articles about 'dorsolateral prefrontal cortex'
Thinner cortex in cocaine addicts may reflect drug use and a pre-existing disposition to drug abuse
... that brain regions involved with regulation of attention and reward, specifically the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and insular cortices, were significantly thinner in cocaine addicts when ...Brain activity encodes reward magnitude and delay during choice
... Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Lee and colleagues examined whether the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a part of the brain implicated in decision making and contextual control of ...Brains rely on old and new mechanisms to diminish fear, NYU and Rutgers researchers find
... regions known to play a role in higher cognitive functions, specifically the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC), are linked to the use of cognitive strategies of changing one's thoughts to control ...New study shows potential of rational drug design in schizophrenia
... by the neurotransmitter GABA in circuits in an area of the brain called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may be to blame for some of the cognitive problems in schizophrenia, Dr. Lewis explained. ...Determining responsibility and assigning punishment governed by different brain systems
... emotions in legal decision making," explains Dr. Marois. Interestingly, activity in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (rDLPFC) appeared to play a key role in deciding whether or not to punish ...Language performance and differences in brain activity possibly affected by sex
... high and low fluency women by showing more activation in the right precuneus and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and less activation in right inferior frontal gyrus. Furthermore, in low fluency ...Brain mechanism recruited to reduce noise during challenging tasks
... pathways with excitatory and inhibitory neurons in brain areas involved in attention. "The primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and anterior cingulated cortex (ACC) are brain regions that ...A mother's criticism causes distinctive neural activity among formerly depressed
... under the radar of awareness." Individuals who had never been depressed showed increased activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex, which are brain areas ...Is there a seat of wisdom in the brain?
... pre-frontal cortex, while moral decision-making is a combination of rational (the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which plays a role in sustaining attention and working memory), emotional/social ( ...Caltech researchers pinpoint the mechanisms of self-control in the brain
... . "In the case of good self-controllers, however, another area of the brain--called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex [DLPFC]--becomes active, and modulates the basic value signals so that the self- ...Genetic variant impairs communication within the brain
... from this high-risk genetic variant exhibited a change in the communication between their dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and other regions of their brains. The DLPFC plays an active role in ...Neuroimaging suggests that truthfulness requires no act of will for honest people
... related brain regions when they chose not to lie. These control-related brain regions include the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex, and previous research has shown that ...
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