A to Z

medial prefrontal cortex

Featured Neurology

·October 3, 2017·5 min read

‘Ideal Biomarker’ Detects Alzheimer’s Before Symptom Onset

Researchers have revealed a new, non-invasive, pre-clinical biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.

Photo of a girl sleeping on a school desk. Next to her is a memory text book.

Featured Psychology

·October 16, 2015·3 min read

A Day Time Nap and Reward Boosts Learning

A new study reports receiving a reward as you learn can help consolidate the new facts in your memory, especially if combined with a short nap.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 23, 2018·4 min read

A Possible Origin of Human Speech

Researchers have identified a neural network in the brains of monkeys that may represent a common evolutionary origin for social communication and human speech.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 9, 2017·6 min read

A Turbo Charge For Your Brain?

Using non-invasive brain stimulation, researchers stimulated the lateral prefrontal cortex and medial prefrontal cortex, enhancing executive function and self control.

This shows a skateboarder pulling some moves

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·September 1, 2019·4 min read

Adolescents’ fun seeking predicts both risk taking and prosocial behavior

A positive correlation has been identified between prosocial and rebellious behaviors in teens. The more risk taking behaviors a teen exhibited, the more likely they were to act prosocially. The findings suggest the same developmental processes are at work for both types of behaviors. Also noted was faster brain development in the medial prefrontal cortex predicted a decrease in rebellious behavior.

Featured Psychology

·October 7, 2018·2 min read

Aging and Decision Making: Who Makes Riskier Decisions?

Researchers report older people may make riskier decisions than younger people.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 11, 2020·5 min read

Aging Memories May Not Be ‘Worse,’ Just ‘Different’

Aging may alter neural processes for remembering continuous real-world experiences and segmenting memories.

Image shows a cracked glass and a man looking as though he is in despair.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·January 10, 2017·6 min read

Alcohol Prevents Ability to Extinguish Fearful Memories: Mouse Study

Researchers report alcohol can strengthen fearful memories, but a drug used to treat seizures may reverse the effects.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 8, 2018·1 min read

Amphetamine Abuse Disrupts Development of the Prefrontal Cortex: Mouse Study

According to a new study to be published in eNeuro, amphetamine use may disrupt the development of the orbital prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with decision making.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 20, 2019·4 min read

Anxious people quicker to flee danger

Those with anxiety escape from non-imminent threats of danger sooner than those who are not anxious.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 3, 2017·6 min read

Autism May Reflect Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance in Brain

Reducing the excitation-inhibition ratio by diminishing excitability of pyramidal neurons or increasing excitability of PV neurons led mice to spend more time engaged in social encounters. Researchers believe the excitation-inhibition balance may play a key role in autism and normal social behavior.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 14, 2020·4 min read

Autism Researchers Map Brain Circuitry of Social Preference

Study reveals how two neural circuits dictate the choice between social approach and avoidance. The network connecting the infralimbic cortex to the basolateral amygdala (BLA) impairs social behavior if there is a decrease in neural activity. Another network connecting the prelimbic cortex to the BLA similarly impairs social behavior if the neural activity is increased.

1 2 3 … 11

medial prefrontal cortex

‘Ideal Biomarker’ Detects Alzheimer’s Before Symptom Onset

A Day Time Nap and Reward Boosts Learning

A Turbo Charge For Your Brain?

Aging and Decision Making: Who Makes Riskier Decisions?

Aging Memories May Not Be ‘Worse,’ Just ‘Different’

Alcohol Prevents Ability to Extinguish Fearful Memories: Mouse Study

Amphetamine Abuse Disrupts Development of the Prefrontal Cortex: Mouse Study

Anxious people quicker to flee danger

Autism May Reflect Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance in Brain

Neuro-Insights of the Week From Neuroscience News, October 1, 2023

Circadian Rhythm Off Beat: Parkinson’s and Nighttime Neuron Damage

ChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal Narratives

New Brain Structures in Language Processing Identified

Subscribe