News articles tagged with 'cortex' (Page 15)
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Study identifies the specific role for gene linked to cortical development
— 18 Jan 2008 05:26 | BiologyUniversity of California, Irvine researchers have identified a gene that is specifically responsible for generating the cerebral cortex, a finding that could lead to stem cell therapies…
Lend me your ears, and the world will sound very different
— 14 Jan 2008 17:16 | HealthRecognising people, objects or animals by the sound they make is an important survival skill and something most of us take for granted. But very similar objects can physically make…
Neurones in humans far more sensitive to sound than most mammals
— 11 Jan 2008 21:16 | BiologyThe human ear is exquisitely tuned to discern different sound frequencies, whether such tones are high or low, near or far. But the ability of our ears pales in comparison to the remarkable…
Neurones in primate cortex associate numerical meaning with visual signs
— 30 Oct 2007 04:43 | BiologyHumans share with animals a language-independent system for representing numerical quantity, but number symbols have to be acquired throughout childhood. A first step in the acquisition…