The human brain, as the seat of mental life—from the most complicated intellectual processes down to routine and unconscious bodily control—is necessarily enormously complex. The largest part of the ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research has ...

Frontotemporal dementia causes striking shifts in behavior, emotion, and communication—making loved ones seem like different ...

After you cross 20, a lot of wrong decisions in life are easily attributed to the lack of a frontal lobe. The maturation of the brain's largest and foremost region, responsible for high-level ...

There is a deeper side to the brain which weaves your memories, goals, beliefs and emotions into a continuous sense of self.

Findings reveal distinct neural networks for language and empathy in children, indicating these functions are independently ...