Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic ...

Beijing Normal University-led researchers have identified specific high-order thalamic nuclei that drive human conscious ...

This measures how strongly the activity in the visual cortex is related to the activity in other brain regions, such as areas ...

In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

Stimulant medications activate underperforming neural circuits in the prefrontal cortex” - Dr. Stanford OwenGULFPORT, MS, UN ...

A person's level of political engagement can be informed by myriad factors, from education to environment. Now, a new ...

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 ...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), for example, has been shown to restore healthy communication between the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, an area that anxiety brain changes heavily target.

A new study reveals that how your brain reacts to food purchasing decisions can be used to determine your political affiliation with almost 80% accuracy.

The rational, thinking prefrontal cortex is responsible for interpreting the nature of the threat and orchestrating a behavioral response. Other brain areas also respond to the threat, and the ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...