A new study shows that silencing the medial prefrontal cortex accelerates problem-solving and strategy shifts in mice.

Much like camera settings—filters, flashes and focus—affect what we notice in a final photo, the way scientists measure something can affect how we interpret and understand it. This is especially true ...

The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability ...

For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope. These anatomical maps divide the brain into regions according to structural variations in 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 ...

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 ...

The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability ...

The frontal lobe helps with thinking, planning, memory, and self-control. To keep your frontal lobe healthy, do puzzles, ...