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 identified two brain areas in mice that helped the animals learn to suppress their instinctive fears of predators ...

A study has found that the cortex acts like a "memory machine", encoding new experiences and predicting the near future, ...

Mila Minotti said she was left "a little shocked" by what happened with her partner as they left the hospital that day.

A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a "memory machine," constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future.

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the brain. This represents a potential new breakthrough in a world which has ...

Researchers studied the mechanisms that learn to suppress instinctive fear responses. The study has implications beyond the ...

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

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