New research shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t simply broadcast generic commands to sensory regions—it sends finely tailored signals that shape how the brain processes vision depending on ...

Vision shapes behavior, and a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published in Neuron, finds in mice that, via specific circuits, the ...

Contrary to what is often believed, our vision does not passively capture the world like a camera. Neuroscientists have ...

MIT scientists found that what we see is strongly influenced by how alert or active we are. Parts of the brain responsible ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published Nov. 25 in Neuron, finds in mice that via specific circuits, ...

MIT researchers discovered that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t just send generic control signals—it tailors its messages to different brain regions based on arousal and movement.

Princeton researchers found that the brain excels at learning because it reuses modular “cognitive blocks” across many tasks.

A new study in Neuron reveals that the brain’s executive center sends highly specialized, context-dependent instructions to ...

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...