The stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behaviors and alters brain activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in people with higher levels of empathy.
MRI images show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn’t. New pictures from the...
Researchers report the amount of GABA in person's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is linked the ability to keep several things in mind simultaneously.
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.
Area 32, a region of the anterior cingulate, balances activity from cognitive and emotional areas of the primate brain.
Researchers report ADHD and conduct disorder exhibit similar, overlapping changes in the brain.
Using neuroimaging technology, researchers note increased activity in areas of the brain associated with empathy in subjects who underwent compassion training.
Repetitive transcranial memory stimulation applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex modifies the negative effects of fear memories. The findings could have implications for the treatment of PTSD.
Findings could point to a possible way to making people behave in less selfish, more empathetic ways.
Reduced gray matter volume in the insula and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may represent a genetically conferred predispositional risk factor for alcohol use disorder.
Researchers have identified a new neural pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the striatum.
According to researchers, engaging the prefrontal cortex with mental math exercises could help to improve emotional health.
