Study reveals brain wave activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala associated with social behavior in mice.
Researchers report high fat diets in teens is associated with poor stress coping skills later in life.
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.
A network linking the medial prefrontal cortex and brainstem plays a critical role in the development of compulsive drinking disorder and is a driver for its expression.
To accurately perceive another person, your neural representation of that person has to match the pattern in the persons' brain when they think about themselves.
Powerful spiritual feelings were associated with activation in the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with reward, a new study reports.
Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the...
Researchers report rats exposed to phthalates, both while in the womb and through lactation, had fewer neurons and synapses than peers who were not exposed to the plasticizing chemicals. Additionally, the phthalate exposed rats showed deficits in cognitive flexibility.
Loneliness alters how the brain represents relationships, a new study reports.
Researchers identify neurons in mice which determine resilience to depression.
Researchers report early indicators of depression and anxiety may be evident in the brain from birth.
Methylphenidate may boost norepinephrine levels in the prefrontal cortex, which in turn regulates dopaminergic neurons firing in the striatum, when a reward is delivered. The study sheds new light on how medications for ADHD affect the reward system in the brain.
