In a study published in Cell on July 10, researchers reported the first comprehensive study of whole-brain projectomes of the ...

A new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology sheds light on how heroin exposure alters brain function related to social ...

A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression-but only in females.

Over the course of their lives, animals form associations between sensory stimuli and predicted threats or rewards. These ...

Dopamine conducts prefrontal cortex ensembles Study reports novel ways that dopamine cells influence the function of prefrontal cortex of the brain Date: April 2, 2019 Source: Oregon Health ...

The study suggests that targeted brain stimulation could help bridge this gap. Academic learning has profound implications ...

Have We Been Overestimating the Evolutionary Significance of Our Prefrontal Cortex? However, a few years ago, groundbreaking research ( Neubauer et al., 2018 ) into the evolution of modern human ...

An analysis prefrontal cortex cell types in four primate species find human-specific features — ones that also make us susceptible to neuropsychiatric diseases.

The prefrontal cortex plays a key role in complicated intellectual processes, including the coordination of different brain areas that are activated during the use of working memory.

Accumulating evidence suggests that the human cerebellum evolved in ways that make our brains extraordinary.