Prefrontal Cortex - Physiopathology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Altered corticostriatal functional connectivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Neurobiological models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) emphasize disturbances in the function and connectivity of brain corticostriatal networks, or "loops." Although neuroimaging studies of patients have supported this network model ... Read more...

Altered effect of dopamine transporter 3'UTR VNTR genotype on prefrontal and striatal function in schizophrenia.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: The dopamine transporter plays a key role in the regulation of central dopaminergic transmission, which modulates cognitive processing. Disrupted dopamine function and impaired executive processing are robust features of schizophrenia. ... Read more...

Formation of spatial memory in rats with ischemic lesions to the prefrontal cortex; effects of a synthetic analog of ACTH(4-7).

21 Sep 2009 Photochemically induced thrombosis of blood vessels in the prefrontal cortex in rats was shown to lead to ischemic infarcts in the lesion zone. Bilateral ischemic lesioning of the prefrontal cortex degraded measures of spatial memory when animals ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Prefrontal Cortex - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Altered corticostriatal functional connectivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Oct 2009
• Altered effect of dopamine transporter 3'UTR VNTR genotype on prefrontal and striatal function in schizophrenia. 30 Oct 2009
• Formation of spatial memory in rats with ischemic lesions to the prefrontal cortex; effects of a synthetic analog of ACTH(4-7). 21 Sep 2009
• Gray matter changes related to chronic posttraumatic headache. 20 Sep 2009
• The structural integrity of an amygdala-prefrontal pathway predicts trait anxiety. 14 Sep 2009
• An FMRI study of the effects of psychostimulants on default-mode processing during Stroop task performance in youths with ADHD. 13 Sep 2009
• Aberrant frontoparietal function during recognition memory in schizophrenia: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation. 7 Sep 2009
• Working-memory fMRI reveals cingulate hyperactivation in euthymic major depression. 30 Aug 2009
• Ventromedial prefrontal damage and memory for context: perceptual versus semantic features. 30 Aug 2009
• Differential targeting of the CA1 subfield of the hippocampal formation by schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Opposite role of infralimbic and prelimbic cortex in the tachycardiac response evoked by acute restraint stress in rats. 13 Aug 2009
• Layer II/III of the prefrontal cortex: Inhibition by the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor in development and stress. 10 Aug 2009
• Right prefrontal brain activation due to Stroop interference is altered in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. 4 Aug 2009
• Conflict monitoring in early frontotemporal dementia. 2 Aug 2009
• Development of cortical asymmetry in typically developing children and its disruption in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 30 Jul 2009
• Meta-analysis of 41 functional neuroimaging studies of executive function in schizophrenia. 30 Jul 2009
• Attentional modulation of emotional stimulus processing in patients with major depression--alterations in prefrontal cortical regions. 22 Jul 2009
• Upregulation of GLT1 attenuates cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behavior in rats. 20 Jul 2009
• Functional neuroimaging of mentalizing during the trust game in social anxiety disorder. 13 Jul 2009
• Regional brain activation changes and abnormal functional connectivity of the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex during working memory processing in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Prefrontal Cortex'

Definition: 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 UI: D017397

Alternative terms: Prefrontal Cortex; Cortex, Prefrontal;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270.700;

History Note: 93

Technical Notes: "rostral part of the frontal lobe"