Other than collecting Barbies, my first notable hobby was piano—one that my parents coaxed me into and a stereotypical rite ...

From a study that analyzed brain images of more than 2,500 people with Parkinson's disease in 20 different countries, ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

A study has found that the cortex acts like a "memory machine", encoding new experiences and predicting the near future, ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a "memory machine," constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future.

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular ...

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The GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid)-ergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex are a diverse population ... how inhibition shapes cortical function. How to classify neocortical interneurons has been ...

A pathway once considered fundamental in Alzheimer’s disease is being studied intensely again, and may soon result in safer, ...

Myelinated axons are present in sensory neurons and motor neurons, but not all sensory and motor neurons are myelinated. Most neurons that carry signals regarding movement and higher-level functions, ...