Brain abnormalities may be a nonspecific antecedent for sexual homicide offending. Studies suggest elevated prevalence of ...

The lesion groups included people with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC), or anterior insula (AI), and a "frontal control" group with ...

Little is known about the associated brain activation during these sleep rhythms, and even less about their functional implications. In this study, we investigated the brain-wide activation underlying ...

Humans possess the remarkable capacity to vividly remember a plethora of experiences from their lives. They can voluntarily reminisce about cherished moments but also be haunted by intrusive memories ...

Other areas, including the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the parietal cortex, appear to be involved as well. Why do some memories of life experiences stand out? Created with Sketch.

Research shows that our subconscious mind is most receptive during sleep. This makes night-time the perfect opportunity to ...

There are projections from hypothalamic nuclei to the prefrontal cortex, involved in conditioned ... PVN = Paraventricular nucleus; VMN = Ventromedial nucleus.