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Results 1 - 10 of 16 for Prefrontal cortex
  1. Brain Facts: Glossary (Society for Neuroscience)  
    Brain Diseases/Reference Desk ... Brain Diseases ... Society for Neuroscience
  2. ... at the front of the brain called the prefrontal cortex, which organizes and coordinates information from other parts ... working (short-term) memory. To function efficiently, the prefrontal cortex requires signaling by neurotransmitters such as dopamine and ...
  3. Brain Stimulation Therapies From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    Psychotic Disorders/Treatments and Therapies ... Psychotic Disorders ... Depression/Treatments and Therapies ... Depression ... Bipolar Disorder/Treatments and Therapies ... Bipolar ...
  4. Complementary Health Approaches for Smoking Cessation: What the Science Says From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)  
    Quitting Smoking/Statistics and Research ... Quitting Smoking ... National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ... From the National Institutes of Health ...
  5. The Teen Brain: 7 Things to Know From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    Teen Mental Health/Related Issues ... Teen Mental Health ... Teen Development/Specifics ... Teen Development ... National Institute of Mental Health ... From the National Institutes ...
  6. NIH Scientists Try to Crack the Brain's Memory Codes From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Memory/Statistics and Research ... Memory ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Image
  7. Drugs and Young People (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... mid-20's. This is especially true of the prefrontal cortex, which is used to make decisions. Taking drugs ...
  8. ... CC, Pierce K. Neuron number and size in prefrontal cortex of children with autism. JAMA. 2011 Nov 9; ...
  9. ... Shi J, Lu L. EphB2 in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Regulates Vulnerability to Stress. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Sep;41( ...
  10. Guided Visualization: Dealing with Stress Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    ... are important, such as what we call the prefrontal cortex, or the front of our brain, that helps ...
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