Rumi The human brain is an extraordinary organ that is the primary center for interpreting and processing information from ...

the response weakens activity of the brain’s decision-making center in the prefrontal cortex. Overcoming addiction usually entails not just stopping use of a substance but also discovering or ...

You're standing at a bus stop, waiting for a ride that seems like it will never come. At first, you're hopeful that it will be here any second. But as the minutes laggardly drag on, doubt creeps in.

Whether it’s braving the long line at a trendy new restaurant or hanging on just a few minutes longer to see if there’s a post-credits scene after a movie, the decision to persevere or ditch it ...

New research by Milad and Quirk provides evidence for the latter hypothesis and suggests that extinction memory might be controlled by the prefrontal cortex (PFC), a brain region long thought to ...

Most associations, including thinner prefrontal cortex and greater whole brain volume, precede substance use initiation ...

including reduced brain mass volume, particularly in the anterior cingulate cortex and prefrontal cortex regions. Study ...

During memory suppression, the well-rested participants showed more activation in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex-;a brain region that controls thoughts, actions, and emotions-;compared to ...