Prefrontal association areas Flashcards
1
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Broca’s area
A
formation of words
2
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Orbital frontal cortex
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cells hyperactive in OCD. Cells fire strongly when expectation not met. Functions as an error dectector - alerting you that something is amiss
3
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Function of prefrontal association areas
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prolonged though processes - elaboration of thought. executive functions of behavior. working memory. processing of emotions (ventral medial frontal area)
4
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processing of emotions is found in which area
A
ventral medial frontal area
