A simple visual test can predict the risk of dementia up to 12 years in advance by assessing brain health through the eyes.

Smaller, shallow brain folds in the posteromedial cortex show greater thinning with age and Alzheimer’s disease, and their ...

Cortex articles from across Nature Portfolio The cortex refers to the outermost layer of the cerebral hemispheres or cerebrum. The cerebral cortex in humans is folded into gyri and consists of six ...

Why do we crave sweet treats over healthier options? While it comes down to how our brains process taste and what we expect ...

Psilocybin, a psychedelic compound contained in some varieties of mushrooms, has recently been found to be promising for the treatment of some neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression, some ...

EP doesn't even remember that he has a memory problem. That is something he discovers anew every moment. And since he forgets ...

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

Letter Published: 06 June 1959 Electron Microscopy of Synaptic Contacts on Dendrite Spines of the Cerebral Cortex E. G. GRAY Nature 183, 1592–1593 (1959) Cite this article ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...

While most body organs regularly replace old or damaged cells with new ones in order to maintain their organ function, new neurons only form in certain regions of the brain. In the cerebral cortex ...

Although hierarchy is commonly invoked in descriptions of motor cortical function, its presence and manifestation in firing patterns remain poorly resolved. Here, we use optogenetic inactivation to ...