Smarter and faster seems to be the mantra of our digital age. And in our rush to embrace this computational magic, we tend to celebrate its astounding logical capabilities while viewing our own ...

The limbic system comprises a group of structures in the forebrain that is implicated in emotion, memory and homeostatic processes. While definitions vary, it is often considered to include the ...

The limbic system has consistently been associated with the control of emotions and with mood disorders. The goal of this study was to identify new molecular targets associated with suicide and with ...

The limbic system helps regulate emotion and integrates emotional signals with cognitive processes. It is also implicated in behavioral regulation, impulse control, and mood—all areas where people ...

The golf ball represents the limbic system, which is involved in basic emotions and feelings that, in part, make up your personality. When something scares you, it is this part of the brain that makes ...

The one single biggest irrationality in business decision-making comes back to the one underlying paradigm that is as common as it is incorrect – that the cognitive mind or the conscious mind ...

Neuroscience reveals our brain as three distinct systems: reptilian, limbic, and neocortex, each influencing decisions. The reptilian brain governs instincts, the limbic system manages emotions, and ...

Your brain is not one integrated system. Conscious thoughts, the words that go through your head, occur primarily in your cortex, which is the outer six layers of brain cells. It also processes the ...

Have you ever wondered why you jump when you’re startled? Maybe you wonder why you have a harder time handling stress and anxiety than your friends and family do. Part of the reason might lie in your ...

This story was written for the series, "Being 12: The Year Everything Changes," from member station WNYC. If adolescence has a poster child, it's a teenager. In a car. Smoking, drinking, and driving ...