The world around us is beyond complicated. One theory of how the brain deals with this complexity is by creating cognitive maps. In part one, we discussed the underlying ideas behind cognitive maps ...

A recent study suggests that a drug approved for the treatment of seizures may also help treat Alzheimer's in people who do ...

Physical and social activities in old age have a protective effect on the entorhinal cortex, researchers at UZH have shown. This important area of the brain, which plays a central role in memory ...

Patients with chronic back pain had more GMV in the left ventral striatum and less in the left parahippocampal gyrus at 7 years’ follow-up.