Chestnut Hill, Mass. (01/31/2018) - The brain's insular cortex, which processes senses and emotions, controls reactions like approach to or avoidance of others through the action of the hormone ...

As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, UB researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, that shows significant changes in ...

The cerebral cortex of your brain is the outermost layer. It's the part of the brain that appears wrinkled because it has a lot of folds. Your cerebral cortex is divided into two hemispheres. Each ...

What Is the Frontal Lobe? Your frontal lobe is one of four different sections (also called lobes) of your brain. The four lobes in your brain are called the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital ...

Taste and smell are so intimately connected that a whiff of well-loved foods evokes their taste without any conscious effort. Now, brain scans and machine learning have for the first time pinpointed ...

The brain, that incredible three-pound organ, is the seat of your intellect, the master controller of your movement, the ...

The study analyzed prenatal MRI scans of babies that went on to develop autism. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Brain scans of ...