Now brain-imaging experiments are revealing how this adolescent predilection might be the result of changes in brain anatomy linked ... medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) more during social emotional ...

In a new study published in PLOS Biology, a research team found that damage to distinct parts of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) was linked to being influenced by impulsive decision-making by ...

People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to be influenced by other people.

In a new study published in PLOS Biology, a research team found that damage to distinct parts of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) were linked to being influenced by impulsive decision making by ...

A part of the brain called the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) makes this self-other overlap happen. The MPFC lies in the center of your forehead; its lower boundaries exist between your eyes ...

A 2018 article discussing empathy in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences shows there is a clear role played by the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) in emotional empathy and associated positive ...

It is rather surprising." Earlier research revealed that the lower portion of a brain region called the "medial prefrontal cortex" (MPFC) is active when people consider themselves or people like ...

These therapeutic effects are thought to involve modulation of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a brain region implicated in depression pathology. This study presents preliminary ...

The team worked with 121 participants, with 33 having focal damage to the mPFC, 17 with lesions elsewhere on the brain and 71 participants who had no brain damage but were of the same age.