News tagged with orbital frontal cortex


Decision to give a group effort in the brain

A monkey would probably never agree that it is better to give than to receive, but they do apparently get some reward from giving to another monkey.

Neuroscience created Dec 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smelling a skunk after a cold: Brain changes after a stuffed nose protect the sense of smell

Has a summer cold or mold allergy stuffed up your nose and dampened your sense of smell? We take it for granted that once our nostrils clear, our sniffers will dependably rebound and alert us to a lurking ...

Neuroscience created Aug 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast