prefrontal cortex

Understanding the Aging Prefrontal Cortex: Insights and Implications

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Understanding the Aging Prefrontal Cortex: Insights and Implications

The Prefrontal Cortex with Age The Aging Prefrontal Cortex The prefrontal cortex is the region of the brain located just behind the forehead, where higher-level cognition occurs, such as recalling whether a word was heard aloud or read. Most people show evidence of more processing on one side of the cortex, the right side. However, … Read more

Neuron | Shisonghai Research Group Reveals a New Mechanism of Primary Cilia Regulation of Animal Stress in the Prefrontal Cortex

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Life is accompanied by various stresses, and stress responsiveness is one of the essential characteristics of living organisms. The brain serves as the central hub for vertebrates to perceive and regulate stress, yet there remains a lack of clear understanding regarding how neurons initially sense and transduce stress signals at the cellular level. Research in … Read more