Definition of "ventromedial" []

• Both ventral and medial; extending toward the ventral surface and the median line. (adjective)

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• "This part of the brain is called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)."
• "In another experiment published in March, University of Southern California neuroscientist Antonio R. Damasio and his colleagues showed that patients with damage to an area of the brain known as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex lack the ability to feel their way to moral answers."
• "Activity in this area – known as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex – increases during anxiety and helps control strategies on how to respond to the threat."