Emory University Study Finds Silencing Prefrontal Cortex Aids Mice’s Strategy Adaptation
A new study published in News Medical reveals that the prefrontal cortex—traditionally viewed as the brain region responsible for flexible thinking—can sometimes block the ability to think outside the box. Biologists at Emory University found that for a specific naturalistic behavior in mice, suppressing this executive decision-making area actually accelerates the adoption of a newer, … Read more