A new brain imaging study published in the journal Neuroscience00304-5/fulltext) has found that authoritarian attitudes on both the political left and right are linked to specific structural ...

The brain really is an incredible organ, and neurons are the vital link between, well, everything. The brain is anything but ...

Recent advances in neuroimaging and cognitive neuroscience continue to support the foundational understanding that these medications primarily influence the prefrontal cortex, the brain's ...

When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery?

When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery?

Much of the previous research on human brain uniqueness has focused on the prefrontal cortex, a group of areas at the front of our brain linked to complex thought and decision making. We indeed ...

The fMRI scanner recorded activity in several areas of the brain including the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which is associated with decision making. Professor Crespi said: “We can discern ...

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex ... structure and anatomy of the ...

Interestingly, when your mind is at rest, your brain does not 'shut down', but rather engages in the default mode network (DMN), a collection of brain ...