The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

My late father, Richard Bergland, M.D. (1932-2007) published The Fabric of Mind in 1986. For the book cover, dad insisted on a sagittal plane view; he liked how this vantage point elucidates major ...

Viewing art is good for us, but new research may now tell us why — and that therapeutic uses may be better than previously ...

A region of the human brain that scientists believe is critical to human intellectual abilities surprisingly functions much like a digital computer, understand the functioning of human intelligence.

The brain is an incredibly complex organ, and we are only just beginning to understand how its physical properties translate into thoughts, emotions, and bodily control. One of the first steps to ...

The left and right sides of the brain control different functions in the body. Some people believe that the left and right sides of the brain can determine personality and behavior. However ...

Jeffrey S. Mogil is at the Departments of Psychology and Anesthesia, Faculties of Science, Medicine, and Dental Medicine, and Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montreal ...

A comprehensive meta-analysis published in Nature Human Behaviour indicates that regular use of digital technology is ...

Cerebral Cortex Damage. Damage to any region of the cerebral cortex is typically caused by tumors, autoimmune diseases, bleeding in your brain, or a stroke.Symptoms of possible damage depend on ...

Most functions attributed to the soul can be explained by the brain. Rodger Evans/Flickr , CC BY Why psychology lost its soul: everything comes from the brain ...

Some activities may boost brain function and connectivity, which may help protect the brain from age-related degeneration. Here are 22 brain exercises to try. Medical News Today ...