For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope. These anatomical ...

Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

Disrupting left superior frontal sulcus selectively impaired perceptual but not value-based decisions, revealing segregated prefrontal circuits for integrating sensory evidence versus subjective ...

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

Breathing is one of the simplest and most powerful tools for managing stress. Slow, deep breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system—the body's "rest and digest" mode—which counteracts the ...

Emotional outbursts and sudden mood shifts are part of various mental health conditions. Learn what drives this dysregulation ...

Creativity is more than just a spark. New brain scan studies reveal the complicated interplay between multiple brain systems.

Feeling at home in your own life does not mean being happy all the time. It means that your habits allow you to feel a sense ...

When your nervous system is overwhelmed, your body sends subtle signals long before you realise what’s happening. These cues, ...

For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope. These anatomical maps divide the brain into regions according to structural variations in the ...

For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope.