Our problem-scanning machine (amygdala) and our…

“Neuroscientists have determined the brain’s dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is associated with decision making and cost-benefit assessments. If MRI brain scans had been performed on…

— Ian Morgan Cron

“Philosophers and many proponents of cognitive psychology hold that moral judgments are within our control, and thus people who choose to commit crimes, barring…

— Katherine Ramsland

The moment you feel yourself hesitate on something you know you should do, count 5-4-3-2-1 to activate your prefrontal cortex and interrupt the habit…

— Mel Robbins

The relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala fundamentally changes with meditation.

— Jim Yong Kim

“When men look at pictures of naked women, their startle response to loud noises diminishes. It seems that the dopamine surge mutes the prefrontal…

— Anonymous

The part of the brain most affected by early stress is the prefrontal cortex, which is critical in self-regulatory activities of all kinds, both…

— Paul Tough

“The prefrontal cortex chooses what to do based on what’s good for us in the long term. The nucleus accumbens chooses what to do…

— Alex Korb

“By physically moving instead of stopping to think, the physiology changes and the mind follows suit. It activates the prefrontal cortex or the part…

— Readtrepreneur Publishing

“When Lear cries, ‘Is there any cause in nature that makes these hard hearts?’, we could reply, on one level, yes – a defect…

— Iain McGilchrist

I did not know that my entire personality, my entire being, could be discarded as the byproduct of my anatomy. What if I really…

— Veronica Roth

“The prefrontal cortex is a complex, fragile region of the brain. In its healthy state, it directs human impulses toward rational choices and away…

— Ron Powers

“Specifically, a web of neurons—dubbed the “default network”—spanning three brain regions (the medial prefrontal cortex, the posterior cingulate cortex, and the parietal cortex) are…

— David DiSalvo

“very last section of the brain to mature, during the teenage years and early twenties, is the prefrontal cortex, which controls judgment, impulse control,…

— Sarah Ockwell-Smith

“With the prefrontal cortex down-regulated, most impulse control mechanisms go offline too. For people who aren't used to this combination, the results can be…

— Steven Kotler

“In a sense, yes, but I have another concern that is a more imminent threat that is occupying the vast majority of my prefrontal…

— James L. Rubart