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Everything you need to know about your attention span—and how to protect it

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Attention span refers to how long you can stay focused on a task before becoming ...
Nature

Different prefrontal cortex activity patterns in bipolar and unipolar depression during verbal fluency tasks based on functional near infrared spectroscopy study

This study aimed to investigate the functionality of the prefrontal cortex in patients with unipolar depression (UD) and bipolar depression (BD) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) ...

Science reveals people are capable of multitasking — it just requires practice

New research reveals a mental workaround that is activated through repetition and experience.
Medical Xpress

Prefrontal cortex reaches back into the brain to shape how other regions function, study reveals

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Marmoset study finds prefrontal cortex has two distinct types of connections to other cortical areas

A comprehensive map of the marmoset brain by RIKEN neuroscientists has revealed that two types of connections link the prefrontal cortex to other cortical areas. This finding could provide insight for ...
Psychology Today

Prefrontal Cortex in Horses and Humans

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...
The Conversation

Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world – new research in mice shows how your brain learns new rules

Being flexible and learning to adapt when the world changes is something you practice every day. Whether you run into a new construction site and have to reroute your commute or download a new ...