Neuroscientists show that the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), an area of the brain often associated with planning movements and spatial awareness, also plays a crucial role in making decisions ...

Their findings in the journal Brain Stimulation, published by Elsevier, provide additional support of a major role played by the dorsal anterior insula in ecstatic experiences. Advanced Search Home ...

In this new effort, the researchers focused their attention on the right dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex—a part of the brain believed to be involved in both the placebo and nocebo effects.

How to Protect Your Pons. Your brain uses a considerable amount of the energy produced by your body. In fact, about 20% of your energy goes to your brain.

Researchers uncovered how diverse brain cells coordinate to make decisions. Using a computational model, they showed how neurons in the premotor cortex contribute to decision-making through a shared ...

An area of the brain that could control a person’s motivation to exercise and participate in other rewarding activities -– potentially leading to improved treatments for depression -- has been ...

(2019) The role of the dorsal anterior insula in ecstatic sensation revealed by direct electrical brain stimulation. Brain Stimulation . doi. org/ 10. 1016/ j. brs. 2019.

ErbB4 labels a novel group of excitatory interneurons in dorsal spinal cord and mediates thermal pain sensation Activities. Study Groups; 2021 Annual ... BRAIN 2.0 Lecture; 2019 Annual Meeting. 2019 ...

Each time the speakers emphasized a word, brain cells in the dorsal laryngeal motor cortex became active — especially when the speaker's pitch reached its peak. What's more, ...