The front third of the cortex, which has the motor cortex as its posterior boundary. Involved in aspects of motor planning, working memory, organization of behavior with respect to future goals (i.e., executive functions).
See Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Brain damage studies, Cerebellum and basal ganglia, Cerebral cortex (development), Cortical lobes, Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), Executive function (EF), Frontal lobes, Inhibitory control, Internal speech, Meninges, Metabolism, Motor inhibition, Orbitofrontal cortex, Prefrontal cortex (PFC), Response inhibition tasks, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)