John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: ...

A research team has uncovered the neural mechanisms underlying the processing of pain and itch in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). This study provides new insights into how the brain distinguishes ...

Since that switch determines whether or not an animal’s internal model of the world influences its behavior, the scientists suspected it might involve a brain region called the anterior cingulate ...

Sure enough, chewing raised glutathione levels in the anterior cingulate cortex — the part of the brain they studied — but ...

A research team has uncovered key insights into how the brain processes others' distress. Using miniature endoscopic calcium imaging, the researchers identified specific neural ensembles in the ...