Using advanced microscopes that capture brain cell anatomy and activity, a portion of a mouse's brain was mapped and rendered ...

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A “party animal” became a “bed rotter” and started to forget the lyrics to her favourite Taylor Swift songs – later revealed ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting the frontal and temporal lobes that ...

New Penn State research shows even light physical activity improves mental processing speed, with benefits equivalent to ...

That’s not unusual. A 2007 study published in The Journal of Neuroscience found that professional musicians tend to develop a ...

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 ...

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has revealed, through fMRI-based brain activity analysis, that multiple regions in the human cerebral cortex flexibly ...

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 ...

"Brain fog" is an informal term that describes a range of symptoms caused by a mild cognitive impairment (including the ability to think, perceive, learn, or remember). People with brain fog describe ...

The frontal lobe development theory suggests that once you turn 25, a specific part of your brain develops to help you with decision making, controlling impulses and working memory. These are all ...