The rational, thinking prefrontal cortex is responsible for interpreting the nature of the threat and orchestrating a behavioral response. Other brain areas also respond to the threat, and the ...

Researchers at Tulane University have created a first-of-its-kind subcellular map of an area of the brain commonly affected ...

And through pathways of nerve connection to other areas of the brain, the response weakens activity of the brain’s decision-making center in the prefrontal cortex. Overcoming addiction usually ...

Most scientists agree that categorizing an object—like thinking of a carrot as either a root vegetable or a party snack—is the job of the prefrontal cortex, the brain region responsible for reasoning ...

The medial prefrontal cortex is a focus in the study of both issues. The experimental strategies utilize intersectional optogenetic and chemogenetic approaches.

Most scientists agree that categorizing an object—like thinking of a carrot as either a root vegetable or a party snack—is the job of the prefrontal cortex, the brain region responsible for ...