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Prefrontal Cortex And Impulse control

Prefrontal Cortex And Impulse control

Sometimes the Prefrontal Cortex doesn’t work as it should to control that impulsive behaviour. Impulsive behaviour can be described as any behaviour that is performed without thinking the future consequences.

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