Next-gen brain maps: Researchers are creating probabilistic and histological atlases from high-resolution MRI, offering standardized, detailed views of brain anatomy. Beyond static images: ...

Bottom Line: Neural activity in the cortical amygdala determines whether mice engage in aggressive or pro-social behavior Results: By performing a network analysis on whole-brain activity of male mice ...

Gum disease affects the cortical structure of the brain, including the surficial area and cortical thickness, suggesting a connection and emphasizing the periodontal tissue-brain axis, according to a ...

A Paris Brain Institute study has identified the rostral prefrontal cortex as a key 'bridge' between the brain’s spontaneous and goal-oriented networks, crucial for creativity. Using patients with ...

In mouse brain cells, and in follow-up work involving worms and human cortical neurons, the team found that many axons ...

People with high levels of psychopathic tendencies are often incapable of feeling empathy for other people. From a brain ...

The largest neuroimaging study of conduct disorder to date has revealed extensive changes in brain structure among young people with the disorder. The largest difference was a smaller area of the ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t ...