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Study reveals prefrontal cortex can hinder learning more efficient behaviors

The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability to think outside the box, a new study in mice shows. The finding by biologists at Emory University was published in Science Advances.

Study reveals prefrontal cortex can hinder learning more efficient behaviors

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