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Posted by linkadge on January 23, 2011, at 18:01:11
I was just listening to a radio broadcast on how the prefrontal cortex modulates cognition.
Boosting metabolism in the prefrontal cortex only enhances cognition for certain tasks (executive function: ordering, calculating etc) however activity in the prefrontal cortex can lower activity in the parietal lobes: i.e. insight.
An attempt to "boost dopamine in the prefrontal cortex to improve cognition" might only work to a certain extent in people with abnormally low level in this region. Boosting it above that level will probably make you obsessive and less able to solve problems in insightful creative ways.
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Posted by bodhisattva_guy on February 8, 2011, at 2:55:57
In reply to prefrontal dopamine not the magic cognition booste, posted by linkadge on January 23, 2011, at 18:01:11
you might enjoy listening to American journal of psychiatry monthly audio summary of the articles. would you mind sharing what radio program you heard the above mentioned info?
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