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Image shows the location of the PFC in the brain.

·November 16, 2016·6 min read

How the Brain Suppresses the Act of Revenge

A new neuroimaging study reveals the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex plays a vital role in suppressing the act of revenge.

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·June 4, 2018·4 min read

Brain Structure May Predict Diet Success

Researchers report the anatomical structure of our prefrontal cortex may predict how well we stick to healthy eating diet plans.

This image shows the location of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the brain.

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·August 21, 2014·3 min read

People More Influenced by Self Interest

People are less concerned about inequity to others and more heavily influenced by self interest, a new study reports.

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·March 14, 2018·4 min read

Men and Women Have Opposite Genetic Alterations in Depression

Researchers discover genes associated with major depressive disorder are altered in opposite directions in males compared to females.

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·September 19, 2017·4 min read

Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCD

A neuroimaging study reveals people with OCD who receive daily cognitive behavioral therapy to help curb their compulsive behaviors show stronger connections between specific brain regions.

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·October 11, 2016·4 min read

Could Mental Math Boost Emotional Health?

According to researchers, engaging the prefrontal cortex with mental math exercises could help to improve emotional health.

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·March 9, 2017·6 min read

Memory Brain Hack: Super Sized Memory is Trainable and Long Lasting

Embarking in 30 minutes of strategic memory training for 40 days more than doubles the capacity for memory recall, a new study reports.

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·July 10, 2017·7 min read

Brain Training Has No Effect on Cognitive Function or Decision Making

Over the past few years, brain training programs have grown in popularity with claims of helping to improve memory and cognitive function. However, a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience reports a popular commercial brain training system had no effect on cognitive function beyond practice effects on the training tasks. They system also had no effect on decision making.