Neuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas Communicate
Researchers have identified a new neural pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the striatum.... Read More...
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Brain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of Relapsing
Working memory system disruptions can cause smokers who quit to relapse within days, a neuroimaging study finds. ... Read More...
Indulging in Junk Food Linked to Lapses in Brain Function
A lapse in function in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is partly responsible for people caving into their high calorie cravings, a new study reports.... Read More...
Scientists Find Possible Neurobiological Basis for Tradeoff Between Honesty and Self Interest
A new study reports the average person is usually adverse to lying.... Read More...
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. ... Read More...
Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion
Using neuroimaging technology, researchers note increased activity in areas of the brain associated with empathy in subjects who underwent compassion training.... Read More...
Discovery of Two Opposite Ways Humans Voluntarily Forget Unwanted Memories
If only there were a way to forget that humiliating faux pas at last night's dinner party. It turns out there's not one, but two opposite ways in which the brain allows us to voluntarily forget unwanted memories, according to research.... Read More...
The Seat of Meta-Consciousness in the Brain
Studies of lucid dreamers visualise which centers of the brain become active when we become aware of ourselves. Studies demonstrate that a specific cortical network consisting of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the frontopolar regions and the precuneus is activated when this lucid consciousness is attained. ... Read More...
This is Your Brain on No Self-Control
MRI images show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn't.New pictures from the University of Iowa show what it looks like when... Read More...