Humans are set apart from other animals by many elements of advanced cognition and
behaviour, including language, judgement and reasoning. What is special about the human …

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 …

Considerable neuroimaging research in humans indicates that the frontal pole cortex (FPC),
also known as Brodmann area 10, contributes to many aspects of cognition. Despite these …

We propose that the entirety of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) can be seen as fundamentally
premotor in nature. By this, we mean that the PFC consists of an action abstraction hierarchy …

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 …

Brodmann's area 10 is one of the largest cytoarchitecturally defined regions in the human
cerebral cortex, occupying the most anterior part of the prefrontal cortex [frontopolar cortex …

Prefrontal cortex and cognitive control: motivating functional hierarchies | Nature Neuroscience
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Background A major question in understanding the functional organization of the brain is to
delineate the functional divisions of the prefrontal cortex. Of particular importance to the …

Achieving goals in changing environments requires the course of action to be selected on
the basis of goal expectation and memory of action–outcome contingency. It is often also …

One of the enduring mysteries of brain function concerns the process of cognitive control.
How does complex and seemingly wilful behaviour emerge from interactions between …