Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic ...

Stress touches nearly every part of life. It shapes how we feel, think, and even how our bodies react. Though our stress response evolved to keep us safe, too much of it—especially when it lasts too ...

Researchers have widely accepted that what sets humans apart from nonhuman primates are prefrontal cortex–driven behaviors such as decision-making, reasoning, planning, and attention. In a new ...

Self-control is primarily rooted in the prefrontal cortex—the planning, problem-solving, and decision making center of the brain—which is significantly larger in humans than in other mammals.