From retina to cortex: An unexpected division of labor. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 04 / 160428103021.htm ...

The cerebral cortex is made up of 14 to 16 billion nerve cells. It's typically only a few millimeters thick but makes up roughly 50% of your total brain mass. It has a wrinkled exterior containing ...

The expansion of the cerebral cortex sets humans apart from the rest of their fellow primates. Yet scientists have long wondered what mechanisms are responsible for this evolutionary development.

The correct development of the brain cortex is an essential process for the acquisition of correct cognitive skills. Reelin, a key extracellular protein in neuronal migration and synaptic ...

A 3D map of the cerebral cortex's 24 distinct networks, along with screenshots from the movie clips shown during the Human Connectome Project. Credit: Rajimehr et al, Neuron/DOI 10.1016/j.neuron ...

The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including decision-making, perception, language and memory. Understanding how the morphology ...

Associate Professor Hiroto Sekiguchi (Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology) and Assistant Professor Susumu Setogawa and Associate ...

The cerebral cortex makes up about 80% of the brain's volume and is responsible for many complex phenomena, including perception, ... Dr Lukas Krone, Department of Physiology, ...

Cannabis use may lead to thinning of the cerebral cortex in adolescents according to a recent study led by Graciela Pineyro and Tomas Paus, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and professors at the ...

Things would be easy if all the cortex had to do was build a map of visual space: a simple one to one mapping of points on the retinal surface to columns in the cortex would be all that was necessary.