这段时间，“前额叶”突然爆火出圈，带着多条热搜狠狠刷了一波存在感，比如#以为变笨了，其实是前额叶受损#、#尊重前额叶#、#前额叶友好#……这些热门科普让很多人开始关注用脑健康，也让前额叶这个平时只出现在神经科学论文和教科书里的名词，第一次拥有了自己的 ...

People between 18 and 25 can vote, enlist in the military, and sign binding contracts, yet the brain region responsible for ...

“Reboot your prefrontal cortex,” “train your prefrontal cortex,” and even, “why you should make prefrontal cortex development a dating criterion.” These are among the ideas circulating on Chinese ...

Researchers examining postmortem human brains have found that the prefrontal cortex, the region responsible for planning, ...

A new study published in Nature Communications provides direct evidence that antidepressant use during pregnancy can impact a child's brain development and contribute to the risk of mental health ...

Neuroscientists have been trying for decades to understand how the brains of humans and other animals develop throughout the lifespan. While their work has gathered much insight into brain maturation ...

A brain structure called the amygdala, and its connections with another region, the prefrontal cortex, shape people’s experiences and social interactions. The discovery of a key molecular mechanism ...

New research reveals a mental workaround that is activated through repetition and experience.

This schematic outlines their analytical framework. The approach involves creating a validated developmental atlas of the dorsal prefrontal cortex from structural connectivity, then using these ...

A UCLA-led study has provided an unprecedented look at how gene regulation evolves during human brain development, showing how the 3D structure of chromatin - DNA and proteins - plays a critical role.