The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...

The ComSLI method uses simple tools to generate detailed images of brain nerve fibers and damage in neurological diseases, ...

A recent study has identified a potential brain-based explanation for the connection between future-oriented thinking and the ...

New research shows that the superior colliculus, a primitive brain region, can independently interpret visual information.

The limbic system helps regulate emotional and social processing, as well as learning, motivation, and memory. It consists of structures that lie beneath the outer, wrinkly part of the brain and above ...

Using an ultra-high-resolution imaging technology called 7 Tesla functional MRI (fMRI) on human participants, researchers ...

Sit comfortably and pay attention to your breath as you inhale and exhale. When thoughts drift into your mind, just ignore ...

Forget crowd sizes — a new study confirms that conservatives boast slightly larger amygdalas, the part of the brain that plays a key role in identifying and reacting to potential threats, compared ...

Political views are tied to brain structure, study suggests. April 7, 2011— -- Amid the looming prospect of a government shutdown, the clock is ticking for Democrats and Republicans to strike a ...

New study combines a novel approach using patterned optogenetics with electrophysiology, circuit mapping, and computational ...

The superior colliculus, an ancestral brain structure, performs visual computations once thought to be exclusive to the cortex. The study combines a ...