Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure. The lateral parafacial region sits in the brainstem – the oldest part of the brain – which controls automatic ...

Lateralization of the brain – the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions – underlies the development of a left-to-right mental number line, according to a ...

Lateralization of the brain—the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions—underlies the development of a left-to-right mental number line, according to a study ...

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is largely driven by the widespread availability of high-calorie and highly palatable foods. Even without feeling hungry, some people tend to eat food for the ...

A specific region in the brainstem causes high blood pressure. By targeting oxygen sensors in the neck, they can lower it ...

The pFL region -- located in the brainstem, which connects the cerebrum in the brain to the spinal cord -- controls automatic ...

The lateral parafacial (pFL) region of the brain, responsible for controlling breathing, may also connect to nerves that ...