For now though, our Brain Control series explores what we do know about the brain’s command of six central functions: language, mood, memory, vision, motor skills and personality – and what ...

For the study, 116 volunteers answered a questionnaire to describe their personality, then had a brain imaging test that measured the relative size of different parts of the brain.

The structural change in the brain that can happen after brain injury is ultimately what triggers the shifts in the dimensions of personality, the unearthing of hidden talents and the formation of ...

This is the first time the big five personality traits have been clearly linked to differences in brain thickness, area and folding.

How our brains respond to different environmental stimuli is in large measure a result of personality type, according to a new study that examines brain activity by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Find out the differences between the left and right brain, and discover the functions, myths, and truths about what they do.

The limbic system of the human brain controls emotions. While researchers don’t know all the structures within it, some key parts include the amygdala, hippocampus, limbic cortex, and hypothalamus.

When A Personality Change Isn’t Just A ‘Phase’: Could It Be A Sign Of Brain Disorder? Brain disorders can show up in many ways, and one of the most overlooked signs is a personality change.

The fact that there are such pronounced differences in brain structure between people with different personality types suggests personality is at least partly genetic.

In the fall of 2015 I invited acquired savant Derek Amato to my lab in Miami. One of the things we wanted to examine was whether his personality changes and newfound talents were related to ...

Researchers have studied what part of the brain controls speech, and now we know much more. The cerebrum, more specifically, organs within the cerebrum such as the Broca's area, Wernicke's area ...