Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

Much criminal behavior derives from logical, if not laudable, sources. A wonderful example of this was seen in the old Bob Newhart television show. Newhart, playing a clinical psychologist, leans ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The new ...

MIT researchers tested the “Spatial Computing” theory and found that brain waves organize neurons into flexible, ...

The greatest enemy of anyone below 25 is the prefrontal cortex. Indeed, it is the devil on your shoulder that whispers in your ear, telling you to smoke that weed the night before your economics ...

Attention depends on the brain’s ability to filter out distractions, but new research suggests this works best when ...

Macaques are often studied because their brains share many similarities with human brains. However, this study revealed an ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...