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    The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is a part of the prefrontal cortex in the mammalian brain. The ventral medial prefrontal is located in the...
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    fields), working memory (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex), and risk processing (e.g. ventromedial prefrontal cortex). The basic activity of this brain region...
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    The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC or DL-PFC) is an area in the prefrontal cortex of the primate brain. It is one of the most recently derived...
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    The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) is a prefrontal cortex region in the frontal lobes of the brain which is involved in the cognitive process of decision-making...
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    imagination: Prefrontal Synthesis, mental rotation, and integration of modifiers. The other part of the PFC, called the Ventromedial prefrontal cortex, is primarily...
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    frontopolar prefrontal cortex, rostrolateral prefrontal cortex, or anterior prefrontal cortex) is the anterior-most portion of the prefrontal cortex in the...
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  • neuroscience may be able to disprove this theory by showing that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the striatum play a role in bilateral emotion processing...
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  • Individuals with damage to the area of the prefrontal cortex known as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex show remarkable similarities to diagnosed psychopathic...
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    the brain, somatic markers are thought to be processed in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and the amygdala. The hypothesis has been tested in...
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    DH, Mattson DL, Pardo JV (February 2002). "Brain activity in ventromedial prefrontal cortex correlates with individual differences in negative affect"....
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    cortex. Other fibers are sent to the ventromedial (VM) nucleus of the thalamus, which projects to the insular cortex. Finally, some fibers are sent to the...
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    orbitofrontal cortex and medial aspects such as ventromedial prefrontal cortex. In later stages, it gradually expands its area to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex...
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  • behavior toward specific goals. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is a portion of the prefrontal cortex that has shown to have a significant...
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  • The infralimbic cortex (IL) is a cortical region in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures...
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    Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex Ventromedial prefrontal cortex Gyri Superior frontal gyrus Middle frontal gyrus Inferior frontal...
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  • the selection of actions based on reward expectations. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex and its connections to ventral striatum and amygdala are important...
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  • are those of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, and amygdala. Less...
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  • reaction to impending punishment. In another test, patients with ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) dysfunction were shown to choose outcomes that yield...
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    involved in the processing and responding to negative stimuli. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex has been said to influence the amygdala by monitoring its reaction...
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  • states showed activity in the medial prefrontal cortex. For example, activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex has been observed in tasks in which...
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    consolidation in the entorhinal cortex is achieved through extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity. The medial prefrontal cortex processes egocentric spatial...
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  • & Anderson, S. W. (2011). Behavioral effects of congenital ventromedial prefrontal cortex malformation. BMC neurology, 11, 1-11. Lagemann, T., Wolf, M...
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    motor responses. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex seems to regulate social cognition, including empathy. The orbitofrontal cortex is involved in social...
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    high-psychopathy group exhibited significantly less activation in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and periaqueductal gray parts of the brain, but more...
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    posterior cingulate cortex Area 24 – Ventral anterior cingulate cortex. Area 25 – Subgenual area (part of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex) Area 26 – Ectosplenial...
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  • response to incentivization appears to be controlled by the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. The brain can express a decreased response to incentivization...
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  • through interactions with the amygdala connected through the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. The DLPFC suppresses the amygdala activity to lower the initial...
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    orbitofrontal and ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Thinking an image was a museum piece also produced activity in the entorhinal cortex, suggesting that...
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    right and wrong judgments coincides with activation in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPC), a region involved in valuation, while intuitive reactions...
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  • the self. Ventral regions of mPFC, such as ventromedial prefrontal cortex and medial orbitofrontal cortex, are thought to play a critical role in the...
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