cerebral cortex

Evolution of new brain area enables complex movements

harminka — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:52:21 -0600

A new area of the cerebral cortex has evolved to enable man and higher primates to pick up small objects and deftly use tools, according to neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pittsburgh's Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Study finds abnormalities in cerebral cortex of cocaine addicts

harminka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:59:56 -0500

A brain imaging study carried out at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reveals abnormalities in the cortex – the outer surface of the brain – of cocaine addicts that appear to correlate with dysfunction in areas responsible for attention and for reward-based decision-making.

Preventing neurodegenerative diseases by studying proteins in brain

harminka — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:20:31 -0500

Researchers report the most complete list so far of the proteins present in the cerebral cortex – the outermost layer of the brain that plays a central role in memory, language, cognition, and consciousness.

Molecule that protects from neuronal disorders

harminka — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:52:46 -0500

Researchers discover a protein required for the normal development of the cerebral cortex and to prevent defects associated with mental retardation

Fetal neurons play role in adult brain

harminka — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:07:38 -0500

Subplate neurons – once thought to die after directing the wiring of the cerebral cortex or gray matter– remain in the white matter of the adult brain in small numbers and maintain activity, communicating with other neurons in the brain said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham in a report.

New model helps researchers 'see' brain development

harminka — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:05:38 -0500

Large mammals--humans, monkeys, and even cats--have brains with a somewhat mysterious feature: The outermost layer has a folded surface. Understanding the functional significance of these folds is one of the big open questions in neuroscience.