In primates with a small foveal region of densely packed photoreceptors in their retinae that provide high acuity vision, each eye is moved about by six extraocular muscles, innervated by neurons in ...

Social cognition is thought to be impaired in patients with prefrontal vascular lesions and in those with the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia, according to several clinical reports.

Toronto, CANADA -- A new study sheds light on why brain injury patients have difficulty performing tasks consistently -- a necessary requirement for holding a job. The findings may influence how ...

The frontal lobes are the largest part of the human brain, and damage to this area can result in profound impairments in reasoning and decision making. Neuroscientists studied brain-lesion patients to ...

Tuberous sclerosis complex is associated with radiologically visible abnormalities of brain structure, principally tubers and subependymal nodules. We reviewed the literature on neuroimaging of tubers ...

The frontal lobes are the largest part of the human brain, and thought to be the part that expanded most during human evolution. Damage to the frontal lobes—which are located just behind and above the ...