The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 ...

The following article is the first of a three-part series on imaging large whole mount brain sections for neuroscience research. The series covers sectioning/staining, scanning, and data management.

High-resolution brain scans were key. Within the amygdala, there's a specific part called the medial nucleus that is very important for social behaviors.

The team worked with 121 participants, with 33 having focal damage to the mPFC, 17 with lesions elsewhere on the brain and 71 participants who had no brain damage but were of the same age.