<p>Brodmann area 9 located in the pre-frontal cortex is responsible for executive memory, abstract thinking, intentionality and motivation, memory (working memory, spatial memory, short term memory, memory encoding and recognition, memory retrieval, forgetting), motor skills, error detection, inductive reasoning, language skills (verbal fluency, metaphor comprehension, semantic categorization, verbal fluency, word-stem completion, generating sentences, etc). This area is underactive in individuals dealing with bipolar depressive disorders.&nbsp;</p><p>Left BA9 is responsible for empathy, processing pleasant and unpleasant emotional scenes, self-criticism, and attention to negative emotions.&nbsp;</p><p>Right BA9 is responsible for attention to positive emotions, recognizing the emotions of others, attributing intention, suppressing sadness, theory of mind, working memory and spatial memory, as well as planning, calculation, and religiosity.</p><p>Between BA</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="@@PLUGINFILE@@/ba-9-10.png?time=1587054661870" alt="BA 9 &amp; 10" width="499" height="393" role="presentation" class="img-responsive atto_image_button_text-bottom"><br></p>