Sentences with phrase «orbitofrontal cortex responses»

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The cause, at a neurological level, is hyperconnectivity between two brain regions, the orbitofrontal cortex and the caudate nucleus, creating a tidal wave of unfounded mortal fear and triggering habitual response as the only way to attain calm.

It emerged that theta activity increased in response to near - misses relative to other losses in brain regions such as insula and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), which was linked to gambling severity.

Further analyses showed that identity expectations in the orbitofrontal cortex changed proportionally to the size of responses in the midbrain.

«When tired, participants showed greater brain activity in two areas involved in olfaction — the piriform cortex and the orbitofrontal cortex — in response to food smells than they did when well rested.

Olfactory neuronal responses in the primate orbitofrontal cortex: Analysis in an olfactory discrimination task

Conduct - disordered youth exhibit a decreased dopamine response to reward and increased risk - taking behaviors related to abnormally disrupted frontal activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), orbitofrontal cortices (OFC), and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) that worsens over time due to dysphoria activation of brain stress systems and increases in corticotropin - releasing factor (CRF).

The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) has been consistently implicated in emotion regulation (Goldin et al., 2008), and may be particularly important for regulating negative affect in response to aversive cries.