A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain.

In a related story scientists give up on finding pessimism part of brain... what's the point... (sigh) picked by proverb 2 years ago

Henry Makram, director of the Blue Brain Project, has already simulated elements of a rat brain. 'It is not impossible to build a human brain. We can do it in 10 years,' he told the conference. picked by kakana 4 months ago

A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber. But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Being creative or artistic doesn’t mean you know how to draw or play an instrument. Being creative is a way of thinking, a way of viewing the world.
Creative people use the RIGHT side of their brains more than the LEFT. Take the test and find out if your brain is RIGHT for a creative career. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Researchers have discovered that whether someone is a 'people-person' may depend on the structure of their brain: the greater the concentration of brain tissue in certain parts of the brain, the more likely they are to be a warm, sentimental person. picked by karenben 6 months ago

Brain Imaging test results suggest that it may soon be possible to reconstruct a picture of a person’s visual experience from measurements of brain activity alone. It may even be possible to “see” someone else’s dream. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

There is a monster living inside your brain – the green-eyed one, in fact.

The area of the brain which controls jealousy has been found, scientists have ­announced.

It is the same part which detects real physical pain – perhaps explaining why feeling envious of your lover's philandering ways hurts so much. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A new imaging study reveals which area of the brain plays a key role in these cognitive processes. picked by karenben 10 months ago

Even in humdrum nonpolitical decisions, liberals and conservatives literally think differently, researchers show. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Scientists believe a transplant of brain cells may one day be able to reverse a common form of hearing loss. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

In a follow up to a story from last year, MRI scans on Jill Price, 43, who in 2006 was the first person confirmed to have "super memory," reveal two abnormally large areas in her brain. That discovery could lead to breakthroughs on how memories are formed and kept. picked by suebe 10 months ago

US researchers have simulated half a virtual mouse brain on a supercomputer. In other news, you can simulate the brain of Carlos Mencia with a small piece of rock. picked by makri 3 years ago

Scientists may one day be able to find out what a young child’s personality will be like by simply scanning their brain, new research has shown. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

When Cordelia Cowsill was born, her future looked bleak indeed. She was suffering from an incurable genetic condition for which the only possible hope was to have half her brain removed. Doctors warned her parents, Amanda and Martyn Cowsill, that their daughter would never walk, talk, cry or smile like a normal child - even if she survived. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A thinking cap that can enhance the mind's ability to learn has moved a step closer, scientists claim, after tests showed magnets can boost brain power. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Scientists have found a special supplement that can prevent a common brain disorder in babies, if women take it during pregnancy. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Say you have a load of donated food to deliver to an orphanage. But due to circumstances beyond your control, you're forced to make a hard choice: give some of the children enough to stave off hunger for several days and let the rest go hungry, or evenly distribute a smaller amount so that each child feels full for just a few hours. See how the brain wrestles with such morally charged tradeoffs. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Scientists have identified a gene that allows breast cancer genes to enter the brain, sortof giving it a 'free pass'. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago

Smoking during a brain scan is not easy. picked by jLoSsDh 9 months ago

Fear is a powerful emotion and neuroscientists have for the first time located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain. Fear conditioning is a form of Pavlovian, or associative, learning and is considered to be a model system for understanding human phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago