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 ...

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 ...

A new MIT study illustrates how areas within the brain’s executive control center tailor their messages in specific circuits with other brain regions to influence them with information about behavior ...

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. Monkeys switching between visual categorization challenges revealed that ...

Princeton scientists found that the brain uses reusable “cognitive blocks” to create new behaviors quickly.

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 ...

A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for ...