These recordings specifically monitored the activity of neurons within layer 2/3 of the medial prefrontal cortex. The researchers investigated mice at different points in their lifespan ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not engaged in physical activities, such as relaxing, resting or daydreaming.

The medial prefrontal cortex plays a key role in emotional recognition and social behavior, shaping interactions.

Those decisions are made in the prefrontal cortex. One of the last areas of the brain to mature, it’s responsible for ...

Lifetime history of heavy cannabis use is associated with lower brain activation on working memory tasks among young adults.

Little is known about the associated brain activation during these sleep rhythms, and even less about their functional implications. In this study, we investigated the brain-wide activation underlying ...

Using this tool to drive the expression of a fluorescent protein, the authors found that DOI activates about 40% of the neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex, a brain region involved in ...