According to a new study, people who have problems regulating their emotions have smaller gray matter volume in the orbitofrontal cortex.
Researchers have identified the roles five sub-areas of the prefrontal cortex make in movement decisions.
Examining brain tissue, researchers have identified common gene groups that are disrupted in people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depression.
Changes in the orbitofrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala may help explain a person's preference for uncertain outcomes, as well as a preference for order and certainty, a new study reports.
Neuroimaging study of Spanish voters reveals negative political messages illicit stronger neural responses. Messages about corruption activate brain areas associated with risk and disappointment.
A new neuroimaging study reports teens with serious antisocial behavioral problems have significant differences in brain structure than their peers.
Analyzing the work of great philosophers and recent neuroscience research, researchers conclude certain simple features, such as symmetry and roundness, make things more attractive to us.
UCSF Gallo scientists show that drinking releases brain endorphins Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of...
A new study investigates the link between frontotemporal dementia and abnormal eating behaviors.
A new study reports on links between neural activity and decisions where two options have equal appeal.
Study identifies neurons in command of guiding adaptive behaviors.
Female mice who experienced early life stress developed problems and had fewer neurons in areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotions and making sense of rules, researchers report.
