Some interesting facts about the cerebral cortex: It has a surface area of roughly 2,500 square centimeters. ... Other important areas in this lobe are the prefrontal cortex and the motor cortex.

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

A Map of the Motor Cortex. Tap the index finger of your right hand. ... If it decides yes, your brain's motor cortex, a small area that exists on the outer part of your brain, ...

The neocortex makes up the greater area of the cerebral cortex. It is divided into different regions (the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes) by the bone structure of the skull above it.

A new paper could prompt a rethink of a basic tenet of neuroscience. It is widely believed that the motor cortex, a region of the cerebral cortex, is responsible for producing movements, by sending ...

Researchers have visualized how information is represented in a widespread area in the human cerebral cortex during a performance of skilled finger movement sequences. The results uncovered the ...

They reported that rTMS and tDCS can regulate and protect the activities of cerebral motor cortex neurons and improve the symptoms of plasticity caused by injuries to central nervous system or ...

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Motor, cognitive, and affective areas of the cerebral cortex influence the adrenal medulla. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2016; 201605044 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1605044113 Cite This ...

A new study shows how the brains of Egyptian fruit bats are highly specialized for echolocation and flight, with motor areas of the cerebral cortex that are dedicated to sonar production and wing ...

Here, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we investigated the dynamics of cortical reorganization in a patient's motor cortex before and after bilateral hand transplantation.