Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Functions

Amygdala = Processing affective information Inferior Frontal Cortex = Combining sensory information with emotional information Orbitofrontal Cortex = Interpreting context and regulating behavior Temporal Lobe = Processing sensory information

Autonoetic Awareness = Medial or Ventral Frontal-Lobe Behavioral Self-Regulation = Prefrontal Cortex Contextual Understanding = Orbitofrontal Cortex Default Mode Network = Cingulate Cortex

Orbitofrontal Cortex = Difficulty interpreting context and altering behavior Medial or Ventral Frontal-Lobe = Deficit in autonoetic awareness Prefrontal Cortex = Impaired executive function Cingulate Cortex = Impaired error detection

<p>Autonoetic Awareness = Awareness of oneself as a continuous entity through time Behavioral Self-Regulation = Ability to control one's behavior Default Mode Network = Brain activity at rest Contextual Understanding = Ability to understand social cues</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prefrontal Cortex = Heterogeneous function with low correlations among tasks Cingulate Cortex = Discrete localization of functions Orbitofrontal Cortex = Emotional processing and social behavior Medial or Ventral Frontal-Lobe = Autonoetic awareness and self-knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Orbitofrontal cortex = Evaluates degrees of uncertainty in decision-making Prefrontal cortex = Regulates executive function and impulse control Cingulate cortex = Involved in error detection and conflict monitoring Amygdala = Processes emotional responses to stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wisconsin Card Sorting Task = Prefrontal cortex Stroop Test = Cingulate cortex Risk-taking and rule-breaking tasks = Orbitofrontal cortex Autobiographic memory recall = Temporal lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medial Frontal Cortex = reward, social processing, and episodic memory Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex = cognitive processes and default mode network Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex = emotional behavior bodywide Posterior Cingulate Cortex = pain and affect</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impaired response inhibition = Prefrontal cortex Difficulty with error detection and conflict monitoring = Cingulate cortex Impaired emotional regulation = Amygdala Impaired autobiographic memory = Temporal lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex = DLPFC, posterior cingulate cortex, and medial temporal cortex Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex = prefrontal cortex, PPC, and FEF Medial Frontal Cortex = amygdala, hypothalamus, and periaqueductal gray Ventral Anterior Cingulate Cortex = amygdala, nucleus accumbens, hypothalamus, hippocampus, and A</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Orbitofrontal cortex = Evaluates emotional significance of stimuli Cingulate cortex = Detects errors and conflicts in emotional processing Amygdala = Processes emotional responses to stimuli Prefrontal cortex = Regulates executive function and impulse control</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wisconsin Card Sorting Task = Executive function and problem-solving Stroop Test = Response inhibition and conflict monitoring Risk-taking and rule-breaking tasks = Impulse control and decision-making Autobiographic memory recall = Episodic memory retrieval</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anterior Cingulate Cortex = extends from the anterior of the corpus callosum to the posterior part of the corpus callosum Posterior Cingulate Cortex = divided into the anterior, middle, and posterior Middle Cingulate Cortex = serves motor functions Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex = connected to the prefrontal cortex, PPC, and FEF</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex = emotional behavior bodywide Ventral Anterior Cingulate Cortex = emotional processes Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex = cognitive processes Medial Frontal Cortex = reward, social processing, and episodic memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medial Frontal Cortex = three functional zones, each with multiple subregions Cingulate Cortex = divided into the anterior, middle, and posterior Prefrontal Cortex = posterior zone, middle zone, and anterior zone Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex = subregions involved in cognitive functions, pain, and affect</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Difficulty relating to others = Prefrontal Cortex Poor Temporal Memory = Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Impaired Social and Sexual Behavior = Orbitofrontal Cortex Associative Learning = Frontal-Lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Delayed-response task = Temporal Memory Test of recency memory = Working Memory Associative Learning task = Executive Functions Social and Sexual Behavior task = Emotional Processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indifference, loss of initiative = Pseudodepression Coarse language, promiscuous behavior = Pseudopsychopathy Irresponsibility, capricious behavior = Frontal-Lobe Syndrome Memory impairment = Temporal Lobe Damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex = Working Memory Orbitofrontal Cortex = Emotional Processing Prefrontal Cortex = Executive Functions Cingulate Cortex = Error Detection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Impaired social behavior = Frontal-Lobe Syndrome Difficulty with temporal memory = Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Damage Associative learning impairments = Frontal-Lobe Lesions Emotional processing impairments = Orbitofrontal Cortex Damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral frontoparietal network = Planning and problem-solving Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex = Error detection and conflict monitoring Anterior cingulate cortex = Motivation and emotional regulation Fronto-striatal connections = Working memory and cognitive flexibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Attentional control = Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Emotional processing = Ventromedial prefrontal cortex Working memory = Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Reasoning = Anterior cingulate cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Orbital frontal cortex = Affective qualities and emotional regulation Amygdala = Fear response and emotional learning Hypothalamus = Emotional arousal and motivation Insula = Interoception and emotional awareness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Planning and organization = Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Error detection and conflict monitoring = Anterior cingulate cortex Working memory and cognitive flexibility = Franto-striatal connections Emotional regulation and motivation = Ventromedial prefrontal cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prefrontal cortex = Executive function and cognitive control Cingulate cortex = Error detection and conflict monitoring Basal ganglia = Motor control and movement regulation Cerebellum = Motor coordination and learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anterior cingulate cortex = Salience network Anterior insula = Default mode network Ventromedial cortex = Salience network Prefrontal cortex = Default mode network</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Temporal memory for motor information = Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Emotional behaviors = Orbitofrontal cortex Planning and selecting from multiple options = Prefrontal cortex Ignoring extraneous stimuli = Anterior insula</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Premotor cortex = Selecting and coordinating sequences of movements Frontal eye fields = Executing basic movements Primary motor cortex = Directing the gaze toward specific targets Prefrontal cortex = Implementing behavioral strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ventromedial cortex = Emotional behaviors Orbitofrontal cortex = Learning by association Anterior cingulate cortex = Feedback about rewarding stimuli Prefrontal cortex = Internalized knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anterior insula = Salience network Prefrontal cortex = Default mode network Anterior cingulate cortex = Default mode network insula = Salience network</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Posterior parietal cortex &amp; superior temporal sulcus Orbitofrontal cortex = Temporal lobe, auditory regions of STG, visual regions of inferotemporal cortex Cingulate cortex = Basal ganglia Superior colliculus = Amygdala and hypothalamus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Relationship to the PPC Orbitofrontal cortex = Influencing the autonomic nervous system Cingulate cortex = Emotional processing Posterior parietal cortex = Sensory integration</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Posterior parietal cortex &amp; superior temporal sulcus Orbitofrontal cortex = All sensory modalities Cingulate cortex = Basal ganglia Superior colliculus = Visual and auditory inputs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Cingulate cortex Orbitofrontal cortex = Amygdala and hypothalamus Cingulate cortex = Basal ganglia Posterior parietal cortex = Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Regulation of emotions Orbitofrontal cortex = Emotional experience and behavior Cingulate cortex = Error detection and conflict monitoring Amygdala = Fear response</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Lateral prefrontal cortex Orbitofrontal cortex = Medial prefrontal cortex Cingulate cortex = Posterior cingulate cortex Posterior parietal cortex = Temporal parietal junction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Self-referential thinking Orbitofrontal cortex = Mind-wandering Cingulate cortex = Error detection and conflict monitoring Posterior parietal cortex = Scene construction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex Orbitofrontal cortex = Ventral anterior cingulate cortex Cingulate cortex = Rostral anterior cingulate cortex Posterior parietal cortex = Posterior cingulate cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex = Cognitive control Orbitofrontal cortex = Emotional processing Cingulate cortex = Error detection and conflict monitoring Posterior parietal cortex = Sensory integration</p> Signup and view all the answers