The prefrontal cortex occupies the anterior portion of the frontal lobes and underpins a spectrum of cognitive processes including planning, decision-making, working memory and inhibitory control, ...
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Your brain’s decision-making cortex finishes wiring only in your mid-twenties
Researchers examining postmortem human brains have found that the prefrontal cortex, the region responsible for planning, ...
"A couple of years ago when we started to perform head-fixed chronic recordings in developing mice for another project, we recognized that activity within layer 2/3 of the medial prefrontal cortex ...
Bursts of brain rhythms with 'beta' frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex process sensory information and plan responses. Studying these bursts would improve understanding of ...
Vision shapes behavior, and a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published in Neuron, finds in mice that, via specific circuits, the ...
Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using. Previously, this phenomenon was attributed to a decline ...
A new study reveals that extensive training rewires the brain, offloading automated skills to the temporal cortex to allow true multitasking.
Imagine two kids in adjoining backyards that are separated by a fence. Both yards have a trampoline, so the kids jump up and down to talk to one another. It will only work if both kids are at the top ...
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