The prefrontal cortex is the area of the brain that has undergone the most significant development in humans since the beginning of evolution, from primates to today.
The prefrontal cortex is a area of the brain located in front of the frontal lobe, which brings together a set of higher motor, executive and cognitive functions, such as working memory, reasoning, task planning… It is generally very popular and used to structure complex cognitive processes, such as coordinating a series of actions executed with a view to an objective. It is the area of the brain that has experienced the most significant development in humans since the beginning of evolution, from primates to today.