The somatosensory cortex is a region of the mammalian brain known to play a crucial role in the processing of sensory information, including tactile sensations, temperature and pain. While this ...

More information: Sebastian Reinartz et al, Direct contribution of the sensory cortex to the judgment of stimulus duration, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45970-0 ...

The study's findings demonstrate that the sensory processing stage of cortex is one component of the network. ... Reference: Reinartz S, Fassihi A, Ravera M, et al. Direct contribution of the sensory ...

Sensory cortex activation by itself does not lead to conscious perception. These observations help us narrow down possible models for the mechanisms of consciousness." "In the awake brain, brain waves ...

A unified understanding of how brain cells in the prefrontal cortex process sensory information, like traffic signals, and ...

Thalamus and cerebral cortex interactions influence the decision on sensory perceptions A study led by Adrià Tauste, a researcher at the BarcelonaBeta Brain Center, conducted by the Center for ...

Researchers have succeeded in reconstructing the neuronal networks that interconnect the elementary units of sensory cortex -- cortical columns. The scientists say that this study marks a major ...

Reinforcement Learning Recruits Somata and Apical Dendrites across Layers of Primary Sensory Cortex. Cell Reports , 2019; 26 (8): 2000 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.01.093 Cite This Page : ...

The brain's cerebral cortex is made up of distinct regions involved in myriad processes, from sensory perception to cognitive functions like memory, attention, and decision-making. University of ...

As a result, the motor cortex can be thought of as a continuous map of the regions that it controls, often illustrated as a homunculus (shown to the left of the motor cortex). b , Gordon et al. 1 ...

The somatosensory cortex is a region of the mammalian brain known to play a crucial role in the processing of sensory information, including tactile sensations, temperature and pain. While this ...