Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

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Function

Developmental neuroscience Cortisol Rewards Irony Sarcasm

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Anatomy

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Prefrontal cortex Mammalian brain Frontal lobe Cerebral hemispheres Risk

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Latin: cortex praefrontalis ventromedialis

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Anatomy

10 Brodmann area 10
14 Brodmann area 14
25 Brodmann area 25
32 Brodmann area 32
11 Brodmann area 11
12 Brodmann area 12
13 Brodmann area 13
Orbitofrontal cortex
António Damásio
Ventral tegmental area
Temporal lobe
Olfactory system
Dorsomedial thalamus Medial dorsal nucleus
Lateral hypothalamus
Hippocampal formation
Cingulate cortex

Function

Developmental neuroscience
Cortisol
Rewards Reward system
Irony
Sarcasm
Deception
Advertising
Skepticism
Beliefs Belief
Moral judgments Moral judgment
Emotions
Social norms Social norm
Functional imaging
Moral emotion Moral emotions
Phineas Gage
Serotonin
Morten Kringelbach
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Frontotemporal dementia
Theory of mind
Mentalizing
Defense mechanisms
Somatic marker hypothesis
Extinction Extinction (psychology)
Memory consolidation
Cocaine
Gray matter Grey matter
Pyramidal cells Pyramidal cell
Drug seeking behaviors Drug seeking behavior

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Ventromedial prefrontal cortex → important component for reactivating past emotional associations and events, major locus of dysfunction in the mild stages of the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia

Latin · 1

Ventromedial prefrontal cortex → cortex praefrontalis ventromedialis

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vmpfc cortex prefrontal ventromedial patients also damage emotional amygdala making associated moral lesions role social extinction emotions activation brain medial

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Ventromedial prefrontal cortex	Latin	cortex praefrontalis ventromedialis	1.00	infobox
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex	is a	important component for reactivating past emotional associations and events	0.90	text
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex	is a	major locus of dysfunction in the mild stages of the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia	0.90	text
the amygdala	instance of	Evidence has shown that impulsive murderers have decreased activity in the prefrontal cortex and increased activity in subcortical areas	0.80	text
compassion	instance of	Their emotional responsiveness is generally diminished and they show markedly reduced social emotions	0.80	text
shame	instance of	Their emotional responsiveness is generally diminished and they show markedly reduced social emotions	0.80	text
guilt	instance of	Their emotional responsiveness is generally diminished and they show markedly reduced social emotions	0.80	text
lack of empathy	instance of	Patients also exhibit poorly regulated anger and frustration tolerance in certain circumstances.Patients with focal lesions in the vmPFC show personality changes	0.80	text
irresponsibility	instance of	Patients also exhibit poorly regulated anger and frustration tolerance in certain circumstances.Patients with focal lesions in the vmPFC show personality changes	0.80	text
and poor decision making	instance of	Patients also exhibit poorly regulated anger and frustration tolerance in certain circumstances.Patients with focal lesions in the vmPFC show personality changes	0.80	text
intellectualization	instance of	showing that the brain regions is directly involved in empathy and mentalizing.The capacity for mature defense mechanisms	0.80	text
compensation	instance of	showing that the brain regions is directly involved in empathy and mentalizing.The capacity for mature defense mechanisms	0.80	text

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