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prefrontal cortex
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Noun1.prefrontal cortex - the anterior part of the frontal lobe
cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"


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computer) on neural activity in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)," said Krach.
The medial prefrontal cortex is involved in imagining, thinking about yourself and "theory of mind," which encompasses the ability to figure out what others think, feel or believe and to recognize that other people have different thoughts, feelings and beliefs from you.
Kim used MRS to detect the alterations in the biochemistry--in this case, improper amounts of GABA--in the medial prefrontal cortex since other brain imaging studies had revealed abnormalities in this area in narcoleptics.
 
 
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