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.
A neuroimaging study conducted by researchers from UCLA reveals the brains of people with schizophrenia are less sensitive to social rewards than they are to non-social rewards.
High levels of activity in the ventromedial prefronal cortex activity reflect how much people want to read a specific news article, researchers say. Additionally, those who infrequently read the news were better able to predict which news stories would go viral.
Researchers report the interaction between two regions of the prefrontal cortex may underlie our motivation to cling to a desirable notion about the future.
Gray matter volume in the dosolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicts whether you will choose a health food option or not, researchers report.
A new study reports both planned and spontaneous movements have the same neural activity during the action, but the preceding brain activity differs.
Researchers report the anatomical structure of our prefrontal cortex may predict how well we stick to healthy eating diet plans.
A new study reports our brains process pattern learning in a different way than probabilistic learning.
Researchers investigate the biological aspects of yawning and consider why yawning is so contagious.
Researchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.
Researchers report a single session of transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce drug cue reactivity for those with substance abuse problems.
A new study sheds light on the neural mechanisms behind how we make effortful decisions.
