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Cerebral Cortex
Cerebral Cortex: A thin mantle of gray matter about the size of a formal dinner napkin covering the surface of each cerebral hemisphere. The cerebral cortex is crumpled and folded, forming numerous convolutions (gyri) and crevices (sulci). It is made up of six layers of nerve cells and the nerve pathways that connect them. The cerebral cortex is responsible for the processes of thought, perception and memory and serves as the seat of advanced motor function, social abilities, language, and problem solving.
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DEC 24, 2015
Neuroscience
At this time of year, the Christmas spirit is supposed to be all around us. In our homes with family and friends or even
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2015
Videos
By current estimates, 1.4 million Americans are affected with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Robin Williams, the famous actor
...
NOV 09, 2015
Neuroscience
The expression “Why don’t you grow a brain” is tossed around sometimes like an insult, but as it turns
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 24, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Massachusetts General Hospital has been investigating the neurobiology underlying the effects of general anesthesia. Tho
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In discovering that the three-dimensional shape of the cerebral cortex strongly correlates with ancestral background, re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 01, 2015
Neuroscience
There are a few essential ways to understand the neural workings of the human brain. One is to painstakingly map the cir
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Visualize broccoli. It might not be a bumper sticker yet, but focusing the mind's eye on healthy eating could be a key t
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Deadly brain tumors called high-grade gliomas grow with the help of nerve activity in the cerebral cortex, according to
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 24, 2015
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
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...
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Ilene Schneider
APR 08, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 08, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Neuroscience
Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 10, 2015
Neuroscience
Lindsay Borthwick, Yale
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 09, 2015
Neuroscience
Conventional wisdom suggests that part of the reason it can be difficult to make decisions is because of the number of c
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 05, 2015
Neuroscience
A study from Harvard Medical School researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital revea
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 19, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2014
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 18, 2014
Neuroscience
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...