Researchers report a strong focus on reward coupled with a lack of self control appears to drive criminal psychopaths.
Researchers report adolescent cannabis use alters the structural development of the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that helps control higher cognitive functions.
Researchers report, contrary to popular belief, Adderall and other ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students. Instead, they may impair cognitive function.
Study reveals differences in personality types and gender roles between teens who get into hacking.
Researchers investigate the neuroscience behind how some people are better at resisting temptation that others.
MRI images show what the brain looks like when you do something you know you shouldn’t. New pictures from the...
Researchers explore what goes on in the teen brain during this critical point of development and say that it might be time to put some age-old stereotypes to rest.
A new study reports the ability to delay gratification is linked to white matter connectivity between the caudate and dorsal prefrontal cortex.
Structure and functional coupling in the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex supports age relates improvements in executive abilities.
In a twist on the classic marshmallow test of delay of gratification, researchers found children will wait almost twice as long for a reward if they are told another person will find out how long they have waited.
According to a new study, children with executive function deficits were more likely to show physical and reactive aggression later in life. Researchers suggest helping children to improve executive function could help to reduce aggression levels.
A new neuroimaging study found those who achieved greater success at losing weight showed increased activation in regions of the lateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with self control.
