Prefrontal Cortex

GLOSSARY

The area of the frontal lobe nearest to the nose highly developed in primates (especially humans) involved in attention, working memory, planning & decision making.

Reference:
Shalev, A., Liberzon, I., & Marmar, C. (2017). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The New England Journal of Medicine, 376(25), 2459-2469.

Delrue, N., & Plagnol, A. (2017). Post-traumatic stress disorder in Alzheimer's disease. Counselling Psychology Review, 32(4), 58-69.