Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex — The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is an area in the lower, middle portion of the brain’s frontal region. It participates in processes involving valuation, emotion, decision-making, and social understanding. Research connecting damage in this region with increased credulity does not establish that it operates as the brain’s sole detector of false information. — Neuroscience

Added October 3, 2026