prefrontal cortex
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part of brain largely responsible for personality, decision making, and social behaviour
Key facts
- Part of
- Frontal lobe
- Parts
- Superior frontal gyrus , Middle frontal gyrus , Inferior frontal gyrus
- Artery
- Anterior cerebral , Middle cerebral
- Vein
- Superior sagittal sinus
- Latin
- cortex praefrontalis
- Mesh
- D017397
- Neurolex id
- nlx_anat_090801 , ilx_0109209
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- Gray726-Brodman-prefrontal.svg
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This is a diagram of the brain with the prefrontal cortex labeled. In mammalian brain anatomy, the prefrontal cortex (PFC) covers the front part of the frontal lobe of the human brain. It is the association cortex in the frontal lobe. This region is responsible for processing and adapting one's thinking in order to meet certain goals in different situations. These processes of thinking can include the brain allowing one to focus, control how they behave, and make different decisions.
The PFC contains the Brodmann areas BA8, BA9, BA10, BA11, BA12, BA13, BA14, BA24, BA25, BA32, BA44, BA45, BA46, and BA47.