https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/tags/impulsivity/Recent content in Impulsivity on MindLAB Neuroscience — Draft ReviewHugo -- 0.156.0en-us2026 Dr. Sydney Ceruto — MindLAB NeuroscienceTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/prefrontal-cortex-conflict-impulse-control/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/prefrontal-cortex-conflict-impulse-control/<h1 id="prefrontal-cortex-deficits-in-high-conflict-personalities-the-neuroscience-of-impulse-control-failure-during-conflict">Prefrontal Cortex Deficits in High-Conflict Personalities: The Neuroscience of Impulse Control Failure During Conflict</h1> <p><img alt="Prefrontal cortex dual-deficit impulse control failure during emotional conflict — Dr. Sydney Ceruto, MindLAB Neuroscience." loading="lazy" src="https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/images/posts/prefrontal-cortex-conflict-impulse-control-hero.webp"></p> <p>The prefrontal cortex contains two distinct braking systems — the <em>orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)</em> and the <em>dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)</em> — that work together to regulate impulse during interpersonal conflict. When both systems hypoactivate simultaneously under emotional load, the result is a compound failure in <em>top-down inhibitory control</em> that standard cognitive assessments cannot detect.</p>