News tagged with cortices
The fancier the cortex, the smarter the brain?
Why are some people smarter than others? In a new article in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, Eduardo Mercado III from the University at Buffalo, The St ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Why Sleep is Needed to Form Memories
If you ever argued with your mother when she told you to get some sleep after studying for an exam instead of pulling an all-nighter, you owe her an apology, because it turns out she's right. And now, scientists ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Human brain to help computers analyze images
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain-computer-interfaces (BCIs) are most often designed to help people (such as those with disabilities) do things they find difficult on their own, but a joint project by Columbia University ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Alzheimer's Gene Alters Brain Function in Young Adults
(PhysOrg.com) -- The gene most closely linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease affects brain activity in young adults -- much earlier in life than previously reported -- according to researchers at Duke ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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When it comes to intelligence, size matters
A collaborative study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University has demonstrated a positive link between cognitive ability and cortical thickness in the brains of healthy ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Imaging study illustrates how memories change in the brain over time
A new brain imaging study illustrates what happens to memories as time goes by. The study, in the January 28 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, shows that distinct brain structures are involved in recalling recent and ol ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Blind people use both visual and auditory cortices to hear
(PhysOrg.com) -- Blind people have brains that are rewired to allow their visual cortex to improve hearing abilities. Yet they continue to access specialized areas to recognize human voices, according to a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Scientists find mechanism that constructs key brain structure
Yale University researchers have found a molecular mechanism that allows the proper mixing of neurons during the formation of columns essential for the operation of the cerebral cortex, they report in the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Brain responses during anesthesia mimic those during natural deep sleep
The brains of people under anesthesia respond to stimuli as they do in the deepest part of sleep - lending credence to a developing theory of consciousness and suggesting a new method to assess loss of consciousness in conditions ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Smoking may thin the brain
Many brain imaging studies have reported that tobacco smoking is associated with large-scale and wide-spread structural brain abnormalities.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 02, 2010 |
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New imaging technology predicts fracture risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for identifying which bones have a high risk of fracture, and for monitoring the effectiveness of new bone-strengthening drugs and techniques, has been developed by scientists ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Migraine mice exhibit enhanced excitatory transmission at cortical synapses
New research is unraveling the complex brain mechanisms associated with disabling migraine headaches. The study, published by Cell Press in the March 12th issue of the journal Neuron, reveals that perturbation of the delica ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Gymnastic training improves bone health in girls
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), long-term elite rhythmic gymnastics exerts positive effects on volumetric bone density and bo ...
May 05, 2010 |
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Size zero is bad news for bones
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the Children of the 90s project suggests that teenage girls who are too thin may be putting their bones at risk.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 05, 2010 |
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New technique makes artificial bones more natural
A new technique for producing artificial bone implants has been developed by Korean researchers. By mimicking natural bone, it is hoped the implant material will better complement the natural regeneration ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Cortex
Cortex (Latin: "bark", "rind", "shell" or "husk") may refer to:
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