前额叶皮层：信息的集成与分发。
埃利奥特前额叶上有肿瘤。
核磁共振扫描显示，白色斑点出现在前额叶皮层。
On MRI scans, white spots showed up in the prefrontal cortex.
前额叶皮层与我们最高级别的认知功能紧密相连。
The prefrontal cortex is closely linked to our highest cognitive functions.
结果显示了自我意识程度和前额叶活动的迷人关联。
The results reveal a fascinating correlation between a level of self-awareness and activity in the prefrontal cortex.
最为明显的是，它缩小了前额叶皮质和海马体的体积。
Most significantly of all, it shrinks the volume of the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus.
一半的志愿者的右侧前额叶皮层受到磁铁刺激，另一半左侧受到刺激。
Half were then given magnetic stimulation on the right side of their prefrontal cortex, half on the left.
简单地说，前额叶皮层就是我们产生最灵活及最具前瞻性思想的核心。
Put simply, the prefrontal cortex is at the heart of our most flexible and forward-looking thoughts.
而当一组男性观看肥胖男性的图片时，他们的内侧前额叶皮质并不活跃。
When a group of men looked at images of overweight men, there was no medial prefrontal cortex activity.
首先，我们考虑下前额叶皮层的因素，尤其是其可帮助人们了解彼此的功能。
First, let's consider the prefrontal cortex, particularly how it can aid people in understanding each other.
这种现象在心理术语中被称为虚构症，已经在大脑前额叶紊乱的人群中发现。
This phenomenon, known as confabulation in psychiatric jargon, is also found in people with frontal lobe disorders.
研究者发现，在女性大脑正中前额叶皮层会出现一种与感受到安全感相关的脑活动。
The researchers discovered activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is associated with a feeling of safety.
大脑中负责用理智控制情感的大脑前额叶在20几岁的时候还处在发育的阶段。
The 20-something brain is still developing its frontal lobe, which is in charge of overriding emotion with reason.
在前额叶皮质处于离线状态时，我们坠落回老习惯，这是为什么觉悟是这么的重要。
When the prefrontal cortex goes offline, we fall back into our old habits, which is why this disenchantment is so important.
前额叶皮层的神经元网络使得神经元持续放电，从而在毫无外界提醒的情况下也能将信息记在脑中。
Networks of neurons in the prefrontal cortex generate persistent firing to keep information "in mind" even in the absence of cues from the environment.
大脑的行政控制系统或者说前额叶负责自我控制、道德判断和注意力方面的规划、组织和排序行为。
The brain's executive control system, or pre-frontal cortex, is responsible for planning, organizing and sequencing behavior for self-control, moral judgment and attention.
当人们想象未来的事件时，前额叶皮层，前扣带皮质和海马体之间，有一个复杂的的“功能耦合" 。
When people imagined future events, there was an intricate "functional coupling" between parts of the prefrontal cortex, the anterior cingulate cortex and the hippocampus.
选择了较大礼券的人，显示出更多前额叶皮层的活动，那是他们用来做数学题和“理性”选择的区域。
On the other hand, subjects who chose the larger Amazon gift certificate showed increased activity in the prefrontal cortex, which allowed them to do the math and select the "rational" option.
在那些DBS很有效的病患中，他们的前额叶皮质的一部分往往与subgenual区域一起发光。
In depressed patients who went on to respond to DBS, a part of their prefrontal cortex tended to light up in conjunction with the subgenual area.
冥想专家也显示了左前额叶皮层大脑活动的尖峰激励状态，大脑的这一区域通常和积极的情绪联系在一起。
Expert meditators also show spikes of brain activity in the left prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that has generally been associated with positive emotions.
在学习前小睡，可以帮助海马清空记忆内存，并发送数据到前额叶皮层，让新的信息融入到那里，沃克说。
The nap before learning may help clear out the hippocampus and send the data on to the prefrontal cortex, allowing new information to soak in, Walker says.
幼年动物前额叶皮层中的神经元在进行记忆活动时放电频率很高，而老年动物的神经元放电频率显然要低些。
Neurons in the prefrontal cortex of the young animals were able to maintain firing at a high rate during working memory, while neurons in older animals showed slower firing rates.
特别会影响到三个区域：海马体，它对提取长期记忆至关重要；杏仁核，它构成部分恐惧网络；以及大脑前额叶。
Three regions are especially affected: the hippocampus, which is important in retrieving long-term memories; the amygdala, which forms part of the fear network; and the frontal lobes.
其实，前额叶皮质，从进化的角度来看，那是我们大脑最年轻的部份，它明白，理智上我们不应该抽烟。
Now, the prefrontal cortex, that youngest part of our brain from an evolutionary perspective, it understands on an intellectual level that we shouldn't smoke.
另一个惊人的发现是：前额叶皮质，虽然在大脑前端，但实际上可能是信息中枢的核心，负责将信息分配到整个大脑。
Another surprising find: the prefrontal cortex, though at the front of the brain, might actually serve as its central information hub that distributes information throughout the brain.
一种位于纹状体和前额叶皮层(一种主管学习、思考及情感的区域)的神经细胞，在练习中的某一特定时间里被触发。
Certain neurons in the striatum and the prefrontal cortex — areas responsible for learning, thought, and mobility — fired at specific times during the exercises.
一种位于纹状体和前额叶皮层(一种主管学习、思考及情感的区域)的神经细胞，在练习中的某一特定时间里被触发。
Certain neurons in the striatum and the prefrontal cortex — areas responsible for learning, thought, and mobility — fired at specific times during the exercises.
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