The frontal lobe is the part of the brain that governs our personality, reason, and impulse control, acting as our internal ...

A new study reveals that a connection between the body and mind is built into the structure of the brain. The study shows that parts of the brain area that controls movement are plugged into networks ...

Personality changes are often seen as harmless mood swings or temporary phases that come and go. But they aren’t always so benign. Sometimes, a sudden shift in how a person behaves, feels, or ...

A new neuroimaging study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research has found that adults who report higher levels of antisocial personality traits show reduced brain responses to threatening ...

In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and yet a critical part of the brain remains a mystery. I am referring to the cerebellum, so named for the Latin for “little brain,” ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and yet a critical part of the brain remains a mystery. I am referring ...

Over the last century, many seemingly different psychological theories have come to similar conclusions: that our identity and sense of self is not a singular thing but an amalgam of many, sometimes ...