--- title: "29 Frontal Cortex Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 29 Frontal Cortex quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Frontal Cortex sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/robert-sapolsky-5012_about_what-adolescence-is-about-is-by-trial-an_1977962.jpg" --- > [What adolescence is about is by trial and error, honing a frontal cortex that is going to be more optimal by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sapolsky/what-adolescence-is-about-is-by-trial-and-error-honing-a-frontal/) [Robert Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/robert-sapolsky-5012_about_what-adolescence-is-about-is-by-trial-an_1977962.jpg) > [Only after a piece of music is done does my frontal cortex allow me to organize what might be trying to come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arca/only-after-a-piece-of-music-is-done-does-my-frontal-cortex-allow-me/) [Arca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d5/arca-8148_doe_only-after-a-piece-of-music-is-done-does_833445.jpg) > [The frontal cortex doesn't even fully develop until age 25, which is wild!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/the-frontal-cortex-doesn-t-even-fully-develop-until-age-25-which-is/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_age_the-frontal-cortex-doesn-t-even-fully-de_1029293.png) > [I would have swapped out Donald Trump's frontal cortex for somebody else's for a little more self-control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-brooks/i-would-have-swapped-out-donald-trump-s-frontal-cortex-for-somebody/) [David Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/david-brooks-644_littles_i-would-have-swapped-out-donald-trump-s_1779268.png) > [The frontal cortex is an incredibly interesting part of the brain - ours is proportionately bigger and/or more complex than in any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/the-frontal-cortex-is-an-incredibly-interesting-part-of-the-brain/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_bigger_the-frontal-cortex-is-an-incredibly-inte_2276817.png) > [It's great to have a buff frontal cortex to do that harder thing - for example, help a person in need rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/it-s-great-to-have-a-buff-frontal-cortex-to-do-that-harder-thing-for/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_buff_it-s-great-to-have-a-buff-frontal-cortex_2085715.png) > [“stimulation of the medial frontal cortex gives one the feeling of the urge to move”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-s-gazzaniga/stimulation-of-the-medial-frontal-cortex-gives-one-the-feeling-of-the/) [Michael S. Gazzaniga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-s-gazzaniga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cd/michael-s-gazzaniga-37898_quote_stimulation-of-the-medial-frontal-cortex_1410852.jpg) > [What does the frontal cortex do? Gratification postponement, executive function, long-term planning, and impulse control. Basically, it makes you do the harder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/what-does-the-frontal-cortex-do-gratification-postponement-executive/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_doe_what-does-the-frontal-cortex-do-gratific_3167232.png) > [Children who plan their own goals, set weekly schedules, evaluate their own work build up their frontal cortex and take more control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-feiler/children-who-plan-their-own-goals-set-weekly-schedules-evaluate-their/) [Bruce Feiler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-feiler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/bruce-feiler-8058_child_children-who-plan-their-own-goals-set-we_1876255.png) > [“THE DELAYED MATURATION of the frontal cortex suggests an obvious scenario, namely that early in adolescence the frontal cortex has fewer neurons,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/the-delayed-maturation-of-the-frontal-cortex-suggests-an-obvious/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e7/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_youth_the-delayed-maturation-of-the-frontal-co_1298457.png) > [“Love facilitates a massive burst of connections in this part of the brain between six and 12 months. Neglect at this time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-palmer/love-facilitates-a-massive-burst-of-connections-in-this-part-of-the/) [Gabrielle Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/gabrielle-palmer-891_brain_love-facilitates-a-massive-burst-of-conn_123049.jpg) > [When I sit down to make music, I try to enter a flow; I always open a blank session and just make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arca/when-i-sit-down-to-make-music-i-try-to-enter-a-flow-i-always-open-a/) [Arca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/arca-8148_flow_when-i-sit-down-to-make-music-i-try-to-e_195383.jpg) > [I was talking to my friend who's a psychologist, who says a woman's frontal cortex isn't fully developed till 25 and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-was-talking-to-my-friend-who-s-a-psychologist-who-says-a-woman-s/) [Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a6/reese-witherspoon-2395_changed_i-was-talking-to-my-friend-who-s-a-psych_3134496.jpg) > [But often, it's easier to resist temptation with distraction, or to be so inculcated in doing the right thing that it's automatic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/but-often-it-s-easier-to-resist-temptation-with-distraction-or-to-be/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_can-do_but-often-it-s-easier-to-resist-temptati_408030.png) > [“If the human species evolved to be an honest one, then why is our frontal cortex so immense and capable of inventing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-irby/if-the-human-species-evolved-to-be-an-honest-one-then-why-is-our/) [Lee Irby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-irby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/lee-irby-53415_human-species_if-the-human-species-evolved-to-be-an-ho_504307.jpg) > [“Most broadly, the PFC chooses between conflicting options—Coke or Pepsi; blurting out what you really think or restraining yourself; pulling the trigger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/most-broadly-the-pfc-chooses-between-conflicting-options-coke-or/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_decision-making_most-broadly-the-pfc-chooses-between-con_146894.jpg) > [“probably the most important fact about genetics and culture is the delayed maturation of the frontal cortex—the genetic programming for the young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/probably-the-most-important-fact-about-genetics-and-culture-is-the/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_biology_probably-the-most-important-fact-about-g_463386.jpg) > [“how acute stress strengthens connectivity between the frontal cortex and motoric areas, while weakening frontal-hippocampal connections; the result is decision making that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/how-acute-stress-strengthens-connectivity-between-the-frontal-cortex/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_decision-making_how-acute-stress-strengthens-connectivit_1255094.jpg) > [“We process emotionally salient information more rapidly and automatically, but with less accuracy. Frontal function—working memory, impulse control, executive decision making, risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/we-process-emotionally-salient-information-more-rapidly-and/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_decision-making_we-process-emotionally-salient-informati_123615.jpg) > [“So if whites see a black face shown at a subliminal speed, the amygdala activates.10 But if the face is shown long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/so-if-whites-see-a-black-face-shown-at-a-subliminal-speed-the/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_black-face_so-if-whites-see-a-black-face-shown-at-a_1244754.png) > [“Metacognitive disorders can be interpreted in terms of early, historical views in which the frontal cortex is considered responsible for abstract reasoning,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/metacognitive-disorders-can-be-interpreted-in-terms-of-early/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a4/anonymous-1_history_metacognitive-disorders-can-be-interpret_404427.jpg) > [“What does the frontal cortex do? Its list of expertise includes working memory, executive function (organizing knowledge strategically, and then initiating an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/what-does-the-frontal-cortex-do-its-list-of-expertise-includes/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_frontal-cortex_what-does-the-frontal-cortex-do-its-list_2701072.png) > [The problem is, is when your focus is created by a crisis, then the frontal lobe shuts down essentially, the frontal cortex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-allen/the-problem-is-is-when-your-focus-is-created-by-a-crisis-then-the/) [David Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fe/david-allen-2835_body_the-problem-is-is-when-your-focus-is-cre_2836240.png) > [“Diallo, a West African immigrant in New York, matched a description of a rapist. Four white officers questioned him, and when the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/diallo-a-west-african-immigrant-in-new-york-matched-a-description-of/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/626/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_cortex_diallo-a-west-african-immigrant-in-new-y_3127502.jpg) > [“The brain is heavily influenced by genes. But from birth through young adulthood, the part of the human brain that most defines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/the-brain-is-heavily-influenced-by-genes-but-from-birth-through-young/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_brain_the-brain-is-heavily-influenced-by-genes_2884874.png) > [“Work by Martha Farah of the University of Pennsylvania, Tom Boyce of UCSF, and others demonstrates something outrageous: By age five, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/work-by-martha-farah-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-tom-boyce-of/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_children_work-by-martha-farah-of-the-university-o_154147.png) > [“These people showed a marked increase in connections between parts of the frontal cortex associated with self-concept and parts of the brain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-williams/these-people-showed-a-marked-increase-in-connections-between-parts-of/) [Florence Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/784/florence-williams-41479_awe_these-people-showed-a-marked-increase-in_2857744.jpg) > [“Altogether, these observations suggest that several processes contribute to psychotic experience: the loss of familiarity with the world, hypothetically associated with noisy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-heinz/altogether-these-observations-suggest-that-several-processes/) [Andreas Heinz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-heinz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/andreas-heinz-93370_computational-model_altogether-these-observations-suggest-th_2373988.jpg) > [“Damasio has produced an influential theory about emotion-laden decision making, rooted in the philosophies of Hume and William James; this will soon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-sapolsky/damasio-has-produced-an-influential-theory-about-emotion-laden/) [Robert M. Sapolsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-sapolsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/robert-m-sapolsky-1166_decision-making_damasio-has-produced-an-influential-theo_1598435.png) ## Top authors on Frontal Cortex - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robert-m-sapolsky-80021.jpg) Robert M. Sapolsky 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/frontal-cortex/robert-m-sapolsky/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/frontal-cortex/#itemlist", "name": "Frontal Cortex Quotes", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What adolescence is about is by trial and error, honing a frontal cortex that is going to be more optimal by the time you're 25.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Sapolsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sapolsky/what-adolescence-is-about-is-by-trial-and-error-honing-a-frontal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/robert-sapolsky-5012_about_what-adolescence-is-about-is-by-trial-an_1977962.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/robert-sapolsky-5012_about_what-adolescence-is-about-is-by-trial-an_1977962.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/robert-sapolsky-5012_about_what-adolescence-is-about-is-by-trial-an_1977962.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What adolescence is about is by trial and error, honing a frontal cortex that is going to be more optimal by…” — Robert Sapolsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Only after a piece of music is done does my frontal cortex allow me to organize what might be trying to come out of my subconscious.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Arca" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arca/only-after-a-piece-of-music-is-done-does-my-frontal-cortex-allow-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d5/arca-8148_doe_only-after-a-piece-of-music-is-done-does_833445.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d5/arca-8148_doe_only-after-a-piece-of-music-is-done-does_833445.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d5/arca-8148_doe_only-after-a-piece-of-music-is-done-does_833445.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Only after a piece of music is done does my frontal cortex allow me to organize what might be trying to come…” — Arca", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The frontal cortex doesn't even fully develop until age 25, which is wild!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert M. 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