The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

A study has found that the cortex acts like a "memory machine", encoding new experiences and predicting the near future, ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a "memory machine," constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future.

Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) at UCL have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to ...

In World War II, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the ...

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Mila Minotti said she was left "a little shocked" by what happened with her partner as they left the hospital that day.

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating way the brain learns to override instinctive fears, shedding light on how we adapt to ...

Researchers have identified brain mechanisms that help animals suppress instinctive fear responses when threats prove ...