The Unique Properties of the Prefrontal Cortex and Mental Illness
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The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is part of the frontal lobes lying just behind the forehead and is one of the most important areas in the brain. This brain region is responsible for executive functions, which include mediating conflicting thoughts, making choices (between right and wrong or good and bad), predicting future events, and governing social and emotional control. All of the senses feed information to the PFC, which combines this information to form useful judgements. Further, it constantly contains active representation in working memory, as well as goals and contexts. The PFC is also the brain center most strongly implicated in conscience, human intelligence, and personality. Because of its critical role in executive functions, it is often referred to as the “CEO of the brain.”
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