Neuroscientists have discovered that when the brain is distracted, coordinated “rotating” waves of neural activity help it steer back to focus.

Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

Walking is an easy form of exercise that can benefit your brain health in several ways, including reducing the risk of dementia and cognitive decline.

What impact can socialising have on our memory? Socialising later in life can play a significant role in supporting and even boosting ... activating the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, which are ...

Much criminal behavior derives from logical, if not laudable, sources. A wonderful example of this was seen in the old Bob Newhart television show. Newhart, playing a clinical psychologist, leans ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...