A new study shows that the cerebral cortex predicts the future by detecting novel stimuli and forming short-term memory ...

Our brain and eyes can play tricks on us—not least when it comes to the expanding hole illusion. A new computational model ...

Animals rely on instinctive behaviors to respond quickly to threats and opportunities. These automatic reactions, crucial for ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

Researchers studied the mechanisms that learn to suppress instinctive fear responses. The study has implications beyond the laboratory. Could aid in developing therapeutics for anxiety, and ...

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders shows that individuals with depression exhibit slower and less ...

Researchers at the (SWC) at UCL have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears.

Researchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for fear-related ...

Researchers have identified brain mechanisms that help animals suppress instinctive fear responses when threats prove ...

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating way the brain learns to override instinctive fears, shedding light on how we adapt to ...

Cerebellar patients exhibit various motor impairments, but the sequence of primary and compensatory processes leading to these deficits remains unclear. To investigate this, we reversibly blocked ...