People between 18 and 25 can vote, enlist in the military, and sign binding contracts, yet the brain region responsible for ...
Researchers examining postmortem human brains have found that the prefrontal cortex, the region responsible for planning, ...
Neuroscientists have been trying for decades to understand how the brains of humans and other animals develop throughout the lifespan. While their work has gathered much insight into brain maturation ...
A brain structure called the amygdala, and its connections with another region, the prefrontal cortex, shape people’s experiences and social interactions. The discovery of a key molecular mechanism ...
A new study links childhood trauma type and timing to altered fear brain circuits and IL-8/IL-17 inflammation.
“Reboot your prefrontal cortex,” “train your prefrontal cortex,” and even, “why you should make prefrontal cortex development a dating criterion.” These are among the ideas circulating on Chinese ...
A new study published in Nature Communications provides direct evidence that antidepressant use during pregnancy can impact a child's brain development and contribute to the risk of mental health ...
Different areas of the prefrontal cortex show very different effects on the time variability in decision-making activities Figure 1: The variability in the time it takes to make decisions tends to ...
New research reveals a mental workaround that is activated through repetition and experience.