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Noun: prefrontal cortex
  1. The anterior part of the frontal lobe
    "The prefrontal cortex is involved in complex cognitive behaviors and decision-making";
    - prefrontal lobe

Derived forms: prefrontal cortices

Type of: lobe

Part of: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium

Encyclopedia: Prefrontal cortex