A Senior's Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (IMAGE)

Duke University

A Senior's Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex

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Unlike adults in their 20s and 30s, senior citizens use a structure called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex for shopping decisions that rely on memory.

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Nichole Lighthall, Duke University

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