Neuroscientists analyzed how the prefrontal cortex filters through conflicting stimuli to determine when, say, it’s safe to ...

The human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text, and yet, when faced with an optical trick or a cleverly ...

When we manage our time well, we also create more space to relax and do the things we enjoy – an essential factor not just ...

A study of depressed individuals found that an eight‐week treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) ...

In 2020 an incredible video went viral. It featured a former ballet dancer named Marta Cinta González Saldaña, suffering from ...

Although the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is important in avoiding punishment, whether it is important for avoiding both positive and negative punishment and how it contributes to such avoidance ...

Introduction: Studies suggest an involvement of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) in reward prediction and processing, with reward-based learning relying on neural activity in response to ...

Instead of attempting to control everything at once, we identified three categories of variables to help move forward.

Having a word “on the tip of the tongue” has happened to all of us. Behind this everyday phenomenon lie complex brain ...

Anterior insula, medial prefrontal cortex, and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex associated with history of heavy use.

Discover how your mind filters out distractions. New research reveals the specialized neural mechanisms that actively block ...