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Do only humans have prefrontal cortex?

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All primates have a prefrontal cortex similar to humans. Other animals may have them in different forms, see the below excerpt.

"The lack of a single anatomical or functional definition of 'prefrontal cortex' has led to different and, in some respects, controversial views on the existence of a prefrontal cortex in non-primate mammals, in particular in rats...

... We will argue that rats have a functionally divided prefrontal cortex that includes not only features of the medial and orbital areas in primates, but also some features of the primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex."

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