orbitofrontal

(adjective)

Located in the frontal lobes above the eyes.

Related Terms

Examples of orbitofrontal in the following topics:

  • Executive Function and Control

    • Orbitofrontal cortex: impulse control, maintenance of set, monitoring ongoing behavior, socially appropriate behavior, representing the value of rewards of sensory stimuli.

  • Psychosurgery

    • Subcaudate tractotomy is a surgery to sever the fibers connecting the orbitofrontal cortex to the hypothalamus.

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    • Additionally, a brain region that is believed to play a critical role in OCD is the orbitofrontal cortex (Kopell & Greenberg, 2008), an area of the frontal lobe involved in learning and decision-making.

  • Other Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

    • Neuroimaging also suggest weaker connection between the amygdala (the part of the brain involved in basic emotions) and the orbitofrontal cortex (the part of the brain involved in regulation of emotional arousal) in people with body dysmorphic disorder.