Prefrontal Cortex

"Prefrontal Cortex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The rostral part of the frontal lobe, bounded by the inferior precentral fissure in humans, which receives projection fibers from the MEDIODORSAL NUCLEUS OF THE THALAMUS. The prefrontal cortex receives afferent fibers from numerous structures of the DIENCEPHALON; MESENCEPHALON; and LIMBIC SYSTEM as well as cortical afferents of visual, auditory, and somatic origin.

Descriptor ID	D017397
MeSH Number(s)	A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270.700
Concept/Terms	Prefrontal Cortex Prefrontal Cortex Cortex, Prefrontal Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Cortex, Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortices, Lateral Orbitofrontal Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortices Orbitofrontal Cortex, Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortices, Lateral Medial Frontal Gyrus Medial Frontal Gyrus Frontal Gyrus, Medial Gyrus, Medial Frontal Olfactory Sulci Olfactory Sulci Olfactory Sulcus Sulci, Olfactory Sulcus, Olfactory Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Prefrontal Cortex, Dorsolateral Cortex, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortices, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortices Prefrontal Cortices, Dorsolateral Straight Gyrus Straight Gyrus Gyrus, Straight Rectus Gyrus Gyrus, Rectus Rectal Gyrus Gyrus, Rectal Gyrus Rectus Rectus, Gyrus Subcallosal Area Subcallosal Area Area, Subcallosal Areas, Subcallosal Subcallosal Areas Superior Frontal Gyrus Superior Frontal Gyrus Frontal Gyrus, Superior Gyrus, Superior Frontal Superior Frontal Convolution Convolution, Superior Frontal Convolutions, Superior Frontal Frontal Convolution, Superior Frontal Convolutions, Superior Superior Frontal Convolutions Marginal Gyrus Gyrus, Marginal Gyrus Frontalis Superior Frontalis Superior, Gyrus Frontalis Superiors, Gyrus Gyrus Frontalis Superiors Superior, Gyrus Frontalis Superiors, Gyrus Frontalis Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Cortex, Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortices, Ventromedial Prefrontal Prefrontal Cortex, Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortices, Ventromedial Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortices Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex Frontal Sulcus Frontal Sulcus Sulcus, Frontal Inferior Frontal Gyrus Inferior Frontal Gyrus Frontal Gyrus, Inferior Gyrus, Inferior Frontal Gyrus Frontalis Inferior Frontalis Inferior, Gyrus Frontalis Inferiors, Gyrus Gyrus Frontalis Inferiors Inferior, Gyrus Frontalis Inferiors, Gyrus Frontalis Orbitofrontal Cortex Orbitofrontal Cortex Cortex, Orbitofrontal Cortices, Orbitofrontal Orbitofrontal Cortices Orbitofrontal Gyrus Gyrus, Orbitofrontal Orbitofrontal Region Orbitofrontal Regions Region, Orbitofrontal Regions, Orbitofrontal Orbital Cortex Cortex, Orbital Cortices, Orbital Orbital Cortices Orbital Area Area, Orbital Areas, Orbital Orbital Areas Gyrus Orbitalis Gyrus Orbitali Orbitali, Gyrus Orbitalis, Gyrus Orbital Gyri Gyri, Orbital Gyrus, Orbital Orbital Gyrus Orbitofrontal Gyri Gyri, Orbitofrontal

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730]
Telencephalon [A08.186.211.730.885]
Cerebrum [A08.186.211.730.885.287]
Cerebral Cortex [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500]
Frontal Lobe [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270]
Prefrontal Cortex [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270.700]

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Prefrontal Cortex
Broca Area

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	0	2	2
1995	2	1	3
1996	1	0	1
1997	2	0	2
1998	2	2	4
1999	3	1	4
2000	2	0	2
2001	4	2	6
2002	3	3	6
2003	7	4	11
2004	5	4	9
2005	10	3	13
2006	5	4	9
2007	8	0	8
2008	15	4	19
2009	16	4	20
2010	12	4	16
2011	14	4	18
2012	10	6	16
2013	12	4	16
2014	11	7	18
2015	15	3	18
2016	10	5	15
2017	18	8	26
2018	10	4	14
2019	8	4	12
2020	6	9	15
2021	5	7	12
2022	1	8	9
2023	0	6	6

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EEG synchronized left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for treatment resistant depression is feasible and produces an entrainment dependent clinical response: A randomized controlled double blind clinical trial. Brain Stimul. 2023 Nov-Dec; 16(6):1753-1763.

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Reduced executive and reward connectivity is associated with smoking cessation response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial. Brain Imaging Behav. 2024 Feb; 18(1):207-219.

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Pursuing personalized medicine for depression by targeting the lateral or medial prefrontal cortex with Deep TMS. JCI Insight. 2023 02 22; 8(4).

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Chronic intermittent ethanol exposure differentially alters the excitability of neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala that project to the dorsal striatum. Neuropharmacology. 2023 May 01; 228:109463.

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NPAS4 in the medial prefrontal cortex mediates chronic social defeat stress-induced anhedonia-like behavior and reductions in excitatory synapses. Elife. 2023 02 13; 12.

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Associations between right inferior frontal gyrus morphometry and inhibitory control in individuals with nicotine dependence. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 03 01; 244:109766.

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Locus coeruleus and dorsal cingulate morphology contributions to slowed processing speed. Neuropsychologia. 2023 01 28; 179:108449.

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What Does the Frontopolar Cortex Contribute to Goal-Directed Cognition and Action? J Neurosci. 2022 11 09; 42(45):8508-8513.

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Targeting 5-HT2A receptors and Kv7 channels in PFC to attenuate chronic neuropathic pain in rats using a spared nerve injury model. Neurosci Lett. 2022 10 15; 789:136864.

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Neuronavigation maximizes accuracy and precision in TMS positioning: Evidence from 11,230 distance, angle, and electric field modeling measurements. Brain Stimul. 2022 Sep-Oct; 15(5):1192-1205.

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