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Prefrontal cortex
Prefrontal cortex: is the most anterior part of the frontal lobe in the human brain. The prefrontal cortex is critical for executive functions in humans, which includes decision making, planning, short-term memory retention, and speech production. The prefrontal cortex is thought to have developed and expanded more recently, in terms of evolution, and is larger in humans than it is in non-human primates. As such, the prefrontal cortex is thought to play a major role in the unique characteristics that make humans different from our primate ancestors.
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JAN 18, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences contemplates the places our minds
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that by the year 2060, there will be 14 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Dartmouth College have found that passively-collected data from smartphones is able to predict a person
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Disrupting negative memory formation has been a challenge for years- involving treatments ranging from psychotherapy to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 21, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Montreal, Canada, have found that cannabis affects the working memory of girls at hig
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that the maternal instinct can override the brain's decision-making regions to prioritize car
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 01, 2020
Neuroscience
People who use psychedelics like magic mushrooms, LSD and DMT often describe a feeling of going 'beyond their human
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Nanyang Technical University in Singapore have found that parents’ brains respond differently to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
New research has found that teenage cannabis use may make the brain more susceptible to the effects of cocaine. "It
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 19, 2020
Immunology
A windy road links excessive activity of the “C4” gene to the development of schizophrenia. Researchers begi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2019
Neuroscience
Excessive athletic training does some wear and tear on the body; but according to new research, it can also make the bra
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 20, 2019
Neuroscience
Psychopaths are usually portrayed negatively: they display antisocial behavior, such as shallow emotions, callousness, i
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 17, 2019
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
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...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAY 02, 2019
Neuroscience
To remember a phone number or an address, you hold the information in your mind for a few seconds until you have the cha
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
FEB 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new research study published eNeuro, investigations of methylphenidate (Ritalin) on neuronal activity in
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 25, 2019
Neuroscience
Much of us already know that eye contact is very important when engaging someone in a conversation. But why exactly? A n
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Uncertainty and Gambling go hand-in-hand; there is never a sure bet. Researchers have identified neuronal activity in th
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 26, 2018
Neuroscience
Extinction; presenting fear in a neutral setting where the negative consequences are negated is one of the successful fe
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Cognitive flexibility is our brain's ability to shift from thinking about one thing to another. The higher your speed of
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 11, 2018
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard