prefrontal
prefrontal — adjective
- prefrontalpositive
- more prefrontalcomparative
- most prefrontalsuperlative
1. relating to the area just behind the forehead, especially the brain region used
relating to the area just behind the forehead, especially the brain region used for planning, judgment, and self-control.
The scan showed lower prefrontal activity while Hari tried to ignore the warning sound.
prefrontal + activity in a brain scan
Doctors linked the boy's poor impulse control to damage in his prefrontal cortex.
prefrontal cortex linked with self-control
Eri's prefrontal region became more active when she planned the difficult route home.
Researchers say the prefrontal lobe matures slowly during the teenage years.
文法句型
prefrontal + cortex / lobe / region / activity
prefrontal + damage / function
用法筆記
Common in neuroscience and medicine. It usually modifies words such as 'cortex', 'lobe', 'region', or 'activity', and it often refers to the brain area involved in planning, decision-making, and self-control. Distinguish from sense 2, which is a broader anatomy label for something positioned before another frontal structure.
常見錯誤
2. placed before a body part that is already in the front area, especially in techn
placed before a body part that is already in the front area, especially in technical anatomy.
The lizard skull has a small prefrontal bone near the eye socket.
prefrontal + bone in anatomy
Wide prefrontal bones appear in front of the frontal bone in this fossil.
shows position before a frontal bone
Dr. Chen measured the gap between the prefrontal bone and the frontal bone.
The guide compares the fish's prefrontal bones with the frontal bones behind them.
- anterior
Broader anatomy term meaning 'nearer the front'; it does not specifically say 'before a frontal structure'.
- posterior
Located farther back rather than toward the front.
文法句型
prefrontal + bone / bones
prefrontal + structure / area
用法筆記
Mostly used in specialist anatomy, especially when naming bones or sections in animal skulls. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to the front part of the brain or head rather than to something located before another frontal structure.
常見錯誤
prefrontal — noun
1. the brain region just behind the forehead, especially the part that helps with p
the brain region just behind the forehead, especially the part that helps with planning, decisions, and self-control.
After the head injury, the prefrontal handled planning tasks more slowly.
the prefrontal as a brain-area noun
Sleep loss can make the prefrontal less active during careful decision-making.
links the noun to decision-making
Therapists linked poor impulse control to weak signals from the prefrontal.
On the brain map, the prefrontal lit up when Lukas weighed two risky options.
- prefrontal cortex
The full technical name; 'the prefrontal' often works as a shorter way to refer to it.
- frontal lobe
Broader; includes more than the decision-making front section.
文法句型
the prefrontal + verb
signals from the prefrontal
用法筆記
Usually appears with 'the' in technical discussions and often stands as shorthand for the prefrontal cortex. It refers to a brain area linked with planning, judgment, and impulse control, not to the everyday forehead.