In this image the brain is viewed from the side (sagittal view), with the front of the brain facing the left side of the image and the back of the brain on the right. Language is processed across a ...

Researchers used a microtome to section the entire brain of a 65-year-old woman. Image courtesy of Science/AAAS. Current 3D brain models were assembled using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, ...

Those with damage to the right sagittal stratum tended to have trouble recognizing sarcasm, the researchers found. This bundle of neural fibers connects a number of brain regions, including those ...