Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

Humans have unique brain connections affecting emotions, social intelligence, and language, unlike chimpanzees or macaques.

The prefrontal cortex is a cortical area located in the anterior frontal lobe, including several subdivisions (e.g. ventromedial, dorsolateral, orbitofrontal cortices). The prefrontal cortex ...

In a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee brains, researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical ...

Wayne State University researchers are using photoacoustic imaging to observe brain activity and, in the process, discovering ...

Self-control is primarily rooted in the prefrontal cortex—the planning, problem-solving, and decision making center of the brain—which is significantly larger in humans than in other mammals.

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 ...

The parts of the brain needed to remember words have been identified. Those areas are affected by a common form of epilepsy, ...

The researchers focused on cells from the prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain that is crucial for cognitive processes such as thinking, planning and problem-solving. Single nucleus RNA ...