Ch. 16 - The Frontal Lobes and Network

Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DlPFC)

Cortex comprising Brodmann areas 9 and 46; makes reciprocal connections with posterior parietal cortex and the superior temporal sulcus; responsible for selecting behavior and movement with respect to temporal memory

Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC)

Cortex comprising Brodmann areas 47 and lateral parts of 11, 12, and 13; gains input from all sensory modalities; projections influence autonomic nervous system physiological changes important for decision making related to emotion and reward

Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC)

The cortex that comprises Brodmann areas 10, 14, and 25 and medial parts of areas 11, 12, and 13 plus anterior area 32. Connects subcortically with structures capable of emotional behavior bodywide; responsible for selecting behavior with respect to context, based either on current circumstance or previous knowledge, including self-knowledge

Temporal Memory

Memory for the order of events in time

Autonoetic Awareness

Awareness of one’s self, or self-​knowledge

Executive Function

A term applied to the range of cognitive processes that feature elements of self-control, such as attentional control, planning, reasoning, working, memory, problem solving, abstract thinking, and self-monitoring, generally associated with the frontal lobe, though also involving many other brain areas linked to the frontal lobe

Recency Memory

Memory for the order in which things have happened