Neuroanatomy

Question 1

Key role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)

Answer 1

impulse control, regulation and maintenance of set and of ongoing behavior, planning, judgment, decision making, social conduct; medial part of the orbital region and lower part of the medial prefrontal cortex

Question 2

Key role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC)

Answer 2

working memory, regulation and integration of activities, fluid problem solving, verbal fluency; damage here may cause intellectual deficits

Question 3

Key role of the superior medial prefrontal lobes (mPFC)

Answer 3

affect, drive/motivation, initiation, self-monitoring, regulation, and awareness