“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and ...

Prefrontal cortex biopsies taken for research purposes during deep brain stimulation procedures appear to be safe, new ...

The human brain ages less than thought and in layers – at least in the area of the cerebral cortex responsible for the sense of touch. Researchers at DZNE, the University of Magdeburg, and ...

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Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the ...

Virginia Tech researchers are investigating how overloaded mitochondria in the brain’s memory circuits may spark early ...

The anterior insular cortex (aIC) is an important brain region known to contribute to the regulation of emotions, the ...