Beauty is in the medial orbito-frontal cortex of the beholder Date: July 7, 2011 Source: Wellcome Trust Summary: A region at the front of the brain 'lights up' when we experience beauty in a piece ...

Over the course of their lives, animals form associations between sensory stimuli and predicted threats or rewards. These ...

The small grooves on the surface of our brain may play a key role in our reasoning. A recent study reveals that their depth ...

For now though, our Brain Control series explores what we do know about the brain’s command of six central functions: language, mood, memory, vision, personality and motor skills – and what ...

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have mapped the surface of the cortex of the young human brain with unprecedented resolution, revealing the development of key functional regions from two ...

While some past studies found that stimulating the brain, particularly the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), can change a person's physical appearance, they did not determine whether it altered how ...

“Even though our implant resides on the brain’s surface, its design goes beyond the limits of physical sensing in that it can infer neural activity from deeper layers.” The device itself is made from ...

Study: Cerebral Cortical Surface Structure and Neural Activation Pattern Among Adolescent Football Players.Image Credit: Suriel Ramzal/Shutterstock.com Background. The neurological impact of ...