A study of over 1,000 young adults reveals that both recent and heavy lifetime cannabis use reduce brain activity in regions ...

"Damage to this area doesn't just reduce patience ... One surprising finding was that individuals with lesions in the lateral prefrontal cortex, a region often associated with self-control ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making.

And through pathways of nerve connection to other areas of the brain, the response weakens activity of the brain’s decision-making center in the prefrontal cortex. Overcoming addiction usually ...

Also, we showed reduced activation (negative BOLD signal) of cognitive-related areas (prefrontal cortex), an effect that increased during exercise at a higher perceived intensity (RPE 13–17 on Borg ...

Central to these communications are the connections between the amygdala — the brain’s ‘emotional centre’ — and specialized cortical areas of the brain, such as the prefrontal cortex ...