Found: Brain structure that controls our behavior

(Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences) Solving problems, planning one's own actions, controlling emotions -- these executive functions are fundamental processes for controlling our behavior. Despite numerous indications, there has not yet been any clear evidence to support which brain areas process these abilities. A study at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) has now succeeded in identifying the crucial region -- with the help of a u...