Beyond coordinating smooth movements, new research sheds light on how specific parts of the cerebellum facilitate smoother ...

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 ...

These two hemispheres make up the cerebral cortex. This controls most of our senses, intelligence, personality, conscious thought and high-level functions, such as language and verbal memory.

KAIST researchers uncover neural activity patterns in mammal brains KAIST team reveals common timing patterns in mammal brain ...

Cannabis use may lead to thinning of the cerebral cortex in adolescents according to a recent study led by Graciela Pineyro ...

We are visual animals. More than one fourth of our cerebral cortex is sensitive primarily to visual stimulation and the long research interest has made it the best-known cortical system. Lesions of ...