Parts of the brain that are needed to remember words identified
The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been ...
Subtle differences identified in brains of people with schizophrenia
The subtleties involved here reflect the fact that the brain’s dizzying complexity means it’s rarely possible to draw simple conclusions. Even in this case, where a basic interpretation might be that ...
Neurons' reverse migration: Exploring the brain's evolutionary architecture
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at the developmental process of the cerebral cortex—the outermost ...
How Do Axons Make Connections as the Brain Grows?
The folding brain creates a stress landscape, causing axons – the long, slender projections of neurons that transmit ...
People Are Getting Brain Implants For BCI
He alluded to the BCI as a matter of course, and talks about how it’s been implanted. “It connects the outmost layer on your ...
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Areas of the Brain
The cerebral cortex forms the outer layer of the cerebrum. Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia, the amygdala, and the hippocampus. Toward the bottom ...
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Poor kidney function linked to cognitive decline and brain shrinkage
A new Canadian study has found that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is linked to lower cognitive performance, affecting ...
Inflammation inside and outside the brain may contribute to neurological complications in COVID-19
COVID-19 affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is often associated with long-term neurological abnormalities.
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Neurons gather together for vision
As in larger brains, mouse visual cortex neurons with the same function cluster in columns. For over 50 years, it has been known that in the cerebral cortex of many mammals, neurons with the same ...