tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396485.post114349530929463346..comments2023-10-30T08:47:33.108-04:00Comments on My Life In Words: Executive Functions...Just What The Heck Are Those?Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06971579159880626020noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9396485.post-1143505357076298802006-03-27T19:22:00.000-05:002006-03-27T19:22:00.000-05:00Nice synthesis of a lot of difficult information.E...Nice synthesis of a lot of difficult information.<BR/><BR/>Emily's lucky to have parents who are willing to understand what's going on.<BR/><BR/>One subtle point, the PFC is an area of synthesis, so even if Emily's misfiring circuits are someplace else in her brain, the PFC is downstream of almost everything. Because the brain works on a system of inhibition, if the stream of information gets bottled up before it gets to the PFC, you see PFC dysfunction.Caltechgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com