Posted by linkadge on September 3, 2005, at 12:16:14
In reply to Pre-Frontal Cortex?, posted by rod on September 3, 2005, at 9:11:43
Yes, some anticonvulsants like depakote are more frontal cortex friendly than others.
Dopamine release in the frontal cortex creates a sence of self, a sence of presence. When dopamine gets released in the frontal cortex, it is able to shut down overactive limbic circutry.Ie when a normal person gets gets depressed, the frontal cortex is able more easily able to shut off the negative emotions.
So in essence the fronal cortex acts as a mediator for many other brain circuts, dopamine release activates it and is subsequently able to assert a degree of controll over the rest of the brain, emotionally, cognatively, whatever.
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