A study has found that the cortex acts like a "memory machine", encoding new experiences and predicting the near future, ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in ...

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the ...

A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a "memory machine," constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future.

New research shows how the brain overcomes instinctive fear and has helped scientists get a better understanding of how our brains work.

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia. The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain ...

Scientists discover a brain pathway that helps suppress fear, offering new hope for anxiety and PTSD treatment.

When someone is scared, the body initiates a “fight or flight” response, causing physical changes like increased breathing, ...

Scientists have identified brain circuitry that helps overcome fear, offering new insights into anxiety disorders and ...

When the information reaches the uppermost level of the brain – the cerebral cortex – a sensation of pain is generated. Many different factors can interfere with this transmission of ...