The study examined 52 human brain samples from 2016 and 2024, all taken from the frontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for judgment, decision making, and muscle movement. The ...

The loss of a pet is felt deeply, no matter how much time you have to prepare. Putting down an elderly or ill pet is a ...

The neurons identified by the Columbia scientists, a new element of these circuits, are located in the brainstem, the oldest part of the vertebrate brain. Their discovery could lead to new ...

The loss of a pet is felt deeply, no matter how much time you have to prepare. Putting down an elderly or ill pet is a ...

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2024, according to a new study Sarah Kuta Daily ...

From memory recall to communication skills, people who don't consistently and intentionally interact with others don't feed into the parts of the brain associated with connection, communication ...

But what are they trying to tell us?” The reward system, a primitive part of the brain that isn’t much different in rats, exists to ensure we seek what we need, and it alerts us to the sights ...

The ventral tegmental area is part of what is known as the brain’s reward circuit, which, coincidentally, was discovered by Olds’s father, James, when she was 7 years old. This circuit is considered ...

Lam is a featured author at this year’s International Literary Festival; her works include graphic novels and picture book ...

A distress signal is sent out to many other parts of the brain, including the hypothalamus, which in turn relays the signal to the rest of the body by switching on the sympathetic nervous system.