PFC Flashcards
1
Q
What is the function of the dorsolateral PFC?
A
working memory, controlling emotion, executive function and planning
2
Q
What are the dorsolateral cortical connections?
A
premotor areas and the lateral parietal cortex
3
Q
What are the dorsolateral subcortical connections?
A
Caudate (basal ganglia) and the MD/anterior nuclei of the thalamus
4
Q
Where does the dorsolateral PCF get its blood supply?
A
MCA
5
Q
What are the functions of the ventromedial PFC?
A
Personality, emotion, social behavior, and decision making
6
Q
What does the ventromedial PFC have connections with?
A
hypothalamus, ventral striatum, amygdala and the MD nucleus of the thalamus
7
Q
Where does the Ventromedial PFC get its blood supply?
A
The ACA
8
Q
Phineas Gage had a lesion in which area?
A
Ventromedial PFC
