Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area ... The brain stem, situated at the bottom of the brain, is made up of three main parts: the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.

The entire set of our emotions is topographically represented in a small region of the brain, a 3-centimeter area of the cortex, report scientists in a study conducted at the IMT School for ...

Steve Chang and his colleagues from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, used electrodes to directly record neuronal activity in three areas of the brain prefrontal cortex that are known to ...

Brain shrinkage doesn’t happen to all areas of the brain at once. Some areas shrink more and faster than others, and brain shrinkage is likely to get more severe as you get older. While there is ...

Using previous data from three large fMRI studies ... findings will prompt more in-depth research of what specific areas of the brain do. With new techniques and equipment, there is much left ...

While previous studies have shown a link between meditation and brain activity, this study detected activation of specific areas of the brain. Most studies use EEGs with electrodes placed on the ...