The prefrontal cortex (PFC) subserves cognitive control, that is, the ability to select thoughts
or actions in relation to internal goals. Little is known, however, about how the PFC …

The human prefrontal cortex (PFC) subserves cognitive control, that is, the ability to form
behavioral strategies that coordinate actions and thoughts in relation to internal goals …

Prefrontal cortex and cognitive control: motivating functional hierarchies | Nature Neuroscience
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The prefrontal cortex (PFC) subserves cognitive control: the ability to coordinate thoughts or
actions in relation with internal goals. Its functional architecture, however, remains poorly …

The frontopolar cortex (FPC), the most anterior part of the frontal lobes, forms the apex of the
executive system underlying decision-making. Here, we review empirical evidence showing …

The prefrontal cortex is involved in goal-directed behavior. Here, we investigate circuits of
the PFC regulating motivation, reinforcement, and its relationship to dopamine neuron …

Highlights•Probabilistic reasoning accounts for executive control in the PFC.•Premotor and
OFC regions subserve action selection in stable environments.•vmPFC & dmPFC infer when …

The prefrontal cortex subserves executive control–that is, the ability to select actions or
thoughts in relation to internal goals. Here, we propose a theory that draws upon concepts …

▪ Abstract The prefrontal cortex has long been suspected to play an important role in
cognitive control, in the ability to orchestrate thought and action in accordance with internal …

Complex problem-solving and planning involve the most anterior part of the frontal lobes
including the fronto-polar prefrontal cortex (FPPC),,,,,, which is especially well developed in …