Vision shapes behavior, and a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published in Neuron, finds in mice that, via specific circuits, the ...
Much like camera settings—filters, flashes and focus—affect what we notice in a final photo, the way scientists measure ...
Young adults who turn to alcohol as a stress reliever may be setting up lasting damage to brain regions that govern memory, ...
Recent studies have revealed that mild forms of exercise, such as yoga or walking, can improve mood and enhance executive function, which involves the brain's prefrontal cortex and refers to the ...
Tsukuba, Japan—Listening to rhythmic music, particularly music with a pronounced groove, elicits a heightened sense of excitement, prompting individuals to instinctively move their bodies in sync with ...
Before the prefrontal cortex evolved, another system in the brain may already have been directing attention, scientists have ...