Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure. The lateral parafacial region sits in the brainstem – the oldest part of the brain – which controls automatic ...

Lateralization of the brain – the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions – underlies the development of a left-to-right mental number line, according to a ...

Lateralization of the brain—the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions—underlies the development of a left-to-right mental number line, according to a study ...

Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure, offering hope for new treatments.According to research conducted by scientists at the University of Auckland, New ...

The pFL region -- located in the brainstem, which connects the cerebrum in the brain to the spinal cord -- controls automatic functions, including digestion, breathing, and heart rate.

A specific region in the brainstem causes high blood pressure. By targeting oxygen sensors in the neck, they can lower it ...

The lateral parafacial (pFL) region of the brain, responsible for controlling breathing, may also connect to nerves that ...