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Why do we even have one? In my last post, I talked about how your neurons can die. In this post, I'm going to talk about the functions of your prefrontal cortex and how they affect your daily life. 

# Your Prefrontal Cortex is VERY Important! #
We usually don't think real hard about different areas of our brains. We just go about our day as usual. The Prefrontal cortex has a lot to do with your everyday life. 

## Complex Planning ## 
Your prefrontal cortex is responsible for your complex planning! Without it, you may not be able to plan most of your day. 

## Attention ##
The ability to focus on one thing, It's part of our decision making. This is one of the areas people with ADHD have slightly impaired. 

## Decision-Making ##
Whats the point of planning if you can't eventually make a final decision and hopefully execute it.

## Impulse Control ##
Because you wouldn't want to give into all of those impulses, right?
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## Logical thinking ##
If all of our decisions were based purely on emotions, We probably would make a lot more mistakes in life! Our prefrontal cortex helps us think logically. So we can make smarter decisions. 

## Organized thinking ##
Allows you to think in a more organized manner. Imagine if your thinking jumped around all over the place, and it was a big disorganized mess? It would be hard to figure out your needs at the time. Your prefrontal cortex helps with this. People with ADHD have this issue as well. 
## Personality ##
Your prefrontal cortex is responsible for aspects of your personality, and whether your at risk for certain mental problems or issues in the future. 
## Risk Management ##
We probably wouldn't be very good at surviving without this one. Our ability to manage risks and decide what could potentially harm us is important. 

# How To Promote Healthy Brain Development #
There are things that you can do everyday to help with your brain development. Such as,
- Education
- Excercise
- Meditation
- Sleep
- Socialization
- Supplements, Such as fish oil and multi vitamins.





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