A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain ...

Many brain functions, particularly the senses, are similar across different mammal species.

People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to be influenced by other people.

Direct brain recordings reveal that the thalamus, especially its intralaminar and medial nuclei, actively shapes conscious ...

each controlling serotonin release in a particular region of the brain. This has implications for the "winner-takes-all" principle of neuroscience -- an idea applied in computational models of ...

Our lives are filled with binary decisions – choices between one of two alternatives. But what's really happening inside our ...

A team of researchers at UCL and UCLH have identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem solving. The findings, published in Brain, help to increase our ...

The study reveals that when the right brain is damaged, people’s capacity for reasoning suffers, implying that this area is central.

each controlling serotonin release in a particular region of the brain. This has implications for the "winner-takes-all" principle of neuroscience – an idea applied in computational models of ...

As we age, the hippocampus—a critical region of the brain involved in memory and learning—tends to shrink in size. This gradual atrophy can lead to slower memory recall, difficulty forming new ...

But studying these regions would allow researchers to broaden their theories of consciousness beyond the brain’s outer wrapping, say researchers. “The field of consciousness studies has evoked ...