The Brain's Self-Control Mechanism Revealed

California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers have recently been able to identify the exact portion of the human brain that is responsible for exercising self-control, as in, for instance, when you decide to skip a fat-laden meal and to eat something healthier. Although it may seem... [ read more >> ]

This 3-D projection of a transparent brain shows the regions of activation: the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is depicted in red, and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in green

Image comment: This 3-D projection of a transparent brain shows the regions of activation: the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is depicted in red, and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in green
Image credits: Caltech / Todd Hare via EurekAlert

This 3-D projection of a transparent brain shows the regions of activation: the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is depicted in red, and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in green
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