The Prefrontal Cortex Manages Decision-Making, Planning, and Other Coping Skills

question 168

Multiple Choice

 The prefrontal cortex manages decision-making, planning, and other coping skills during a stressful event when dopamine and norepinephrine levels are

• A) moderate.
• B) low.
• C) high.
• D) first high, then drop off gradually.

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Definitions:

Primary Motor Area

The primary motor area is a region of the brain's frontal lobe responsible for the initiation of voluntary movement.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in various high-level brain functions such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Voluntarily Move

The action of moving muscles at will, involving conscious control, primarily managed by the nervous system.

Sensations

Perceptions or feelings that result from the stimulation of the sensory organs.