New Korean research sheds light on the risks of overwork - a practice deeply rooted in many professional cultures.

We all know just how tiring and stressful working extra hours can be. But a recent study from South Korea offers some ...

The results are striking: the scientists found a significant increase in grey matter in certain brain regions, as a possible ...

A research team led by Stanford University neuroscientist Brian Knutson has identified the parts of the human brain ... the response of the insula (a lateral section of the brain's cortex known ...

the new study's results reveal a more complex taste map in the human brain, Anderson said, where the same insular region represents multiple tastes.

Searching for clues to complex human social behaviors ... The experiments demonstrate how the brain's insular cortex region is required for proper reactions to others in distress.

From von Economo's work, Allman learned that the unusual cells seemed to reside only in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and one other niche of the human brain, the frontal insula (FI).

Presumably human infants are conscious—they perceive ... Preserved Self-Awareness following Extensive Bilateral Brain Damage to the Insula, Anterior Cingulate, and Medial Prefrontal Cortices.