The human brain, as the seat of mental life—from the most complicated intellectual processes down to routine and unconscious bodily control—is necessarily enormously complex. The largest part ...
A UTA, University of California–San Francisco study explores why some nerve cells are more vulnerable to neurodegeneration ...
At some point in your life, you must've experienced a lightbulb moment when an amazing idea just popped into your head out of ...
What Is the Default Mode Network? The default mode network (DMN) is a system of connected brain areas that show increased activity when a person is not focused on what is happening around them.
Researchers analyzed data from 857 patients across 36 fMRI brain imaging studies and mapped a common brain circuit for creativity. A new study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests ...
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 ...