Orbitofrontal Cortex

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The orbitofrontal cortex is a region of the frontal lobe that is primarily involved in reward value representations. It receives information from the taste, smell and object recognition pathways[1].

Damage to the orbitofrontal cortex often results in socially inappropriate or even aggressive behavior. This resulting behavior has led some researchers to refer to a condition of "acquired sociopathy."[2]

References

  1. Rolls, E. The orbitofrontal cortex Phil. Trans. R. Soc. London. B. 351, 1433-1444
  2. Damasio, 1994. Descartes' Error.