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A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience sheds light on how the human brain makes decisions involving risk and ...

Two brain regions that have been found to play a role in forming internal representations of experiences are the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and the hippocampus (HC). Among other functions ...

It’s known that the region of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex, or OFC, is involved in decisions relating to value judgments and impulse control, but it’s not easy to design an experiment ...

Researchers have observed lower activity, among those who abuse alcohol, cocaine, and other substances, in brain areas involved in inhibition and emotion control: the orbitofrontal cortex ...

The human brain is known to contain a wide range of cell types, which have different roles and functions. The processes via ...

Our ability to store information about familiar objects depends on the connection between visual and language processing regions in the brain, according to a new study.