A new study shows that balanced neural inhibition in the hippocampus is crucial for recognition memory, the ability to remember objects we’ve recently encountered.

Scientists discerned that a person’s neural and behavioral outcomes shifted when simply vividly imagining a positive ...

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 ...

Princeton scientists found that the brain uses reusable “cognitive blocks” to create new behaviors quickly.

The prefrontal cortex region of the human brain is responsible for a range of complex functions from decision-making to certain types of memory. When something goes wrong in this part of the brain, it ...

The greatest enemy of anyone below 25 is the prefrontal cortex. Indeed, it is the devil on your shoulder that whispers in your ear, telling you to smoke that weed the night before your economics ...

New research shows nicotine withdrawal heightens surgical pain and analgesic needs. Keep reading to learn how brain activity ...

What Is the Frontal Lobe? Your frontal lobe is one of four different sections (also called lobes) of your brain. The four lobes in your brain are called the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital ...