Researchers uncovered a striking pattern: heavy cannabis users show reduced brain activity during working memory tasks, the ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

Your brain constantly juggles sensory information to make split-second decisions, but how? A new latent circuit model ...

Scientists have cracked the code of the decision-making process in the human brain. The prefrontal cortex is the key to ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making. The findings from Princeton neuroscientists may one day improve how ...

The comedian and presenter on taking the rough with the smooth, conquering his fear of flying and being a homebird at heart ...

A study of over 1,000 young adults reveals that both recent and heavy lifetime cannabis use reduce brain activity in regions critical for working memory, including the prefrontal cortex and anterior ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Louisiana still leads the nation with influenza-like illness but things are looking better. Looking at influenza-like illness across the US, Louisiana has led the nation ...

Feeling anxious about social change? Science explains how your brain processes belief conflicts—and provides strategies to maintain mental peace in turbulent times.

Having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is associated with a shorter life expectancy and a greater risk of mental health ... in the brain’s prefrontal cortex required to ...