Ventrolateral & Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Flashcards
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What is the role of the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC)?
Involved in goal-directed behavior, decision-making, memory, motor inhibition, and emotion regulation.
What impairments can occur due to damage to the VLPFC?
Impairments in decision-making and behavioral and emotional self-control.
Which anxiety disorders are associated with abnormalities in the VLPFC?
Social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.
True or False: The VLPFC is not involved in emotion regulation.
False.
Fill in the blank: Damage to the VLPFC can cause impairments in _______.
[decision-making and behavioral and emotional self-control]
What is the role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC)?
Involved in decision-making, social cognition, memory, and emotion regulation.
What are the effects of damage to the VMPFC?
Impaired decision-making, impaired moral judgment, lack of insight, confabulation, deficits in social cognition, and blunted emotional responses.
What deficits in social cognition may occur due to VMPFC damage?
Impaired facial emotion recognition and reduced empathy.
Name some psychiatric disorders linked to abnormal activity in the VMPFC.
- Major depressive disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- PTSD
- Schizophrenia
True or False: The VMPFC is responsible for regulating emotions.
True
Fill in the blank: Damage to the VMPFC can lead to _______ in moral judgment.
impaired
What emotional response changes can occur due to VMPFC damage?
Blunted emotional responses.
What is confabulation in the context of VMPFC damage?
A memory error where a person creates false memories without intending to deceive.
How does VMPFC damage impact decision-making?
It can produce impaired decision-making.
What type of cognitive deficits can arise from VMPFC damage?
Deficits in social cognition.
