Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...

Scientists have discovered a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that acts like a built-in focus filter, helping ...

Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and ...

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Neurons tucked away in an ancient part of the brain control the ability to pay attention by suppressing distractions and directing focus. The discovery of these neurons in mice by Johns Hopkins ...

An international research team led jointly by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), the University of Göttingen, and the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, has shown that nerve ...

Research shows that simply having something to look forward to—big or small—can meaningfully boost your sense of well-being.

Catecholaminergic modulation by methylphenidate affects appetitive and aversive Pavlovian biases of approach and avoidance in humans depending on individual differences in working memory capacity.

A new study from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam–Rehbruecke (DIfE) and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin shows for the first time that targeted control of human breathing rhythm can ...

To validate the projection from vmPFC neurons to PVN CRH neurons, we employed an anterograde monosynaptic tracing strategy (Fig. 1i). AAV1-Cre-GFP was injected into the PrL/IL subregions of Ai14 ...

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Flexibly adjusting our behavioral strategies based on the environmental context is critical to maximize rewards. Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (vlPFC) has been implicated in both learning and ...