According to researchers, our senses of smell and vision make us aware that someone is on the verge of sickness, even before symptoms appear.
Researchers have identified the roles five sub-areas of the prefrontal cortex make in movement decisions.
Researchers have identified a correlation between brain stem volume and aggressive behavior in children with autism. Smaller brain stems appear to be associated with an increased likelihood of aggression.
Researchers find significant differences in the brains of teens with bipolar disorder that attempt to take their lives over those with the disorder who have never attempted suicide.
Examining brain tissue, researchers have identified common gene groups that are disrupted in people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depression.
Researchers uncover a casual relationship between behavioral control and a specific imbalance in brain function that exists during adolescence.
Study reports the brain calculates a distribution of probabilities for each of many distinct possibilities.
A new study investigates the link between frontotemporal dementia and abnormal eating behaviors.
A new neuroimaging study reports teens with serious antisocial behavioral problems have significant differences in brain structure than their peers.
New research suggests our brain activity could be influenced to make healthier choices.
Researchers report chronic marijuana users show more brain activity in the mesocorticolimbic reward system when presented with cannabis cues than with natural reward cues.
Researchers report they have identified a neural pathway involved in switching between habitual behavior and deliberate decision making.