Stress and inflammation target dorsolateral prefrontal cortex function: Neural mechanisms underlying weakened cognitive control
Joyce M, Uchendu S, Arnsten A. Stress and inflammation target dorsolateral prefrontal cortex function: Neural mechanisms underlying weakened cognitive control. Biological Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38944141, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental disordersDorsolateral prefrontal cortex functionPrefrontal cortex functionSubgenual cingulate cortexRegulate emotional responsesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexChronic stress exposurePosterior association cortexMedial PFCCognitive controlPrefrontal cortexWorking memoryCingulate cortexRegulate attentionCortex functionNeural mechanismsDlPFCBrain regionsStress exposureAssociation cortexTop-down projectionsEmotional responsesSpine lossArousal statePersistent firingThe circuit mechanisms of working memory: Key roles of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
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