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prefrontal cortex important human beings deprived behaviour reduced actionreactions automatisms ability make deliberate decisions prefrontal cortex hold importance humans answer review draws proximity humans primates enables us comparative anatomicalfunctional analysis understand cognitive functions common specify distinguish humans closest cousins first focus lateral region prefrontal cortex illustrates existence continuum rhesus monkeys studied primates neuroscience humans major cognitive functions region brain plays central role continuum involves presence elementary mental operations rhesus monkey eg working memory response inhibition constitutive macrofunctions planning problemsolving even language production second human prefrontal cortex developed dramatically compared primates increase seems concern anterior part frontopolar cortex humans development anterior prefrontal cortex associated three major interrelated cognitive changes greater working memory capacity allowing greater integration past experiences prospective futures ii greater capacity link discontinuous distant data whether temporal semantic iii greater capacity abstraction allowing humans classify knowledge different ways engage analogical reasoning acquire abstract values give rise beliefs morals together new skills enable us among things develop highly sophisticated social interactions based language enabling us conceive beliefs moral judgements conceptualize create extend vision environment beyond physically grasp finally model transition prefrontal functions humans nonhuman primates concludes review