To compare findings across species, neuroscience relies on cross-species homologies,
particularly in terms of brain areas. For cingulate cortex, a structure implicated in behavioural …

One literature treats the hippocampus as a purely cognitive structure involved in memory;
another treats it as a regulator of emotion whose dysfunction leads to psychopathology. We …

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain
and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness …

Objective: Although postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) often complicates recovery
from major surgery, the pathogenic mechanisms remain unknown. We explored whether …

Fear can be acquired vicariously through social observation of others suffering from aversive
stimuli. We found that mice (observers) developed freezing behavior by observing other …

The entomology literature has historically suggested insects cannot feel pain, leading to
their exclusion from ethical debates and animal welfare legislation. However, there may be …

This paper considers how implicit and explicit knowledge are dissociable but cooperative. It
reviews various psychological and neurobiological processes by which explicit knowledge …

The aim of the third edition of this book is... to provide a lucid introduction to contemporary
phenomena and theories about learning and behavior. The book strives to present a …

A broad range of evidence regarding the functional organization of the vertebrate brain–
spanning from comparative neurology to experimental psychology and neurophysiology to …

A subanesthetic dose of ketamine causes acute psychotomimetic symptoms and sustained
antidepressant effects. In prefrontal cortex, the prevailing disinhibition hypothesis posits that …