It is involved in fear, aggression, and social interaction.
Additionally, imbalanced levels of testosterone, dopamine, and serotonin may contribute to criminal behaviour.
The Prefrontal Cortex is not fully developed until about age 27.
This brain region has been implicated in executive functions, such as planning, decision making, short-term memory, personality expression, moderating social behaviour and controlling certain aspects of speech and language.
Executive function relates to the abilities to differentiate among conflicting thoughts, determine good and bad, better and best, same and different, future consequences of current activities, work toward a defined goal, prediction of outcomes, expectations based on actions, and social "control" (the ability to suppress urges that, if not suppressed, could lead to socially unacceptable outcomes).
Music Stimulates the Prefrontal Cortex:
Listening to music activates prefrontal cortical areas that are involved in supporting executive functions. The outcome depends on the lyrical content of the music. Therefore music might directly exert a negative or positive influence on cognitive processes.
The Prefrontal Cortex is Stimulated by Music:
Prefrontal cortical regions important in supporting executive functions are activated by listening to music. The lyrical content of the music determines the outcome. Therefore, music may have an immediate favourable or detrimental impact on cognitive processes.