A team of researchers suggests that four key brain patterns and behaviors that indicate conscious awareness in adults could be used to test consciousness in infants. For example, a telltale brain ...
The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), a region that regulates stress and emotion.
Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory experience that helps us avoid danger. Touch a hot stove, stub a toe, or bonk ...