13.1 Anatomical Substrates of Social Cognition

Question 1

PFC

Answer 1

Regions of the PFC are a primary focus in this chapter. The PFC is the anterior aspect of the frontal lobe and evolution’s latest addition to the brain. The lateral aspect of the PFC is divided into the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC). The medial regions that we are concerned with are the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC).