Many sexual assault victims also suffer a form of brain damage, reveals new research. Previous studies have shown that around ...

Brain scientists looked inside the open skulls of 16 epilepsy patients and tracked how a thought develops and moves.

High-fat diets are linked to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other health problems. High-fat diets can also ...

Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any moment, the brain is flooded with information, and staying focused depends ...

A new study reported in Molecular Psychiatry has shown that people with anxiety disorders tend to have lower levels of a ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...