News articles tagged with 'neocortex'
Collecting your thoughts: You can do it in your sleep!
— 2 Nov 2010 12:30 | HealthIt is one thing to learn a new piece of information, such as a new phone number or a new word, but quite another to get your brain to file it away so it is available when you need it…
Our brains are more like birds' than we thought
— 3 Jul 2010 09:09 | BiologyFor more than a century, neuroscientists believed that the brains of humans and other mammals differed from the brains of other animals, such as birds (and so were presumably better).…
Discovery of stem cell illuminates human brain evolution, points to therapies
— 25 May 2010 16:31 | HealthUCSF scientists have discovered a new stem cell in the developing human brain. The cell produces nerve cells that help form the neocortex - the site of higher cognitive function - and…
Genetics of patterning the cerebral cortex
— 14 Oct 2009 12:38 | HealthThe cerebral cortex, the largest and most complex component of the brain, is unique to mammals and alone has evolved human specialisations. Although at first all stem cells in charge…
Direct evidence of role of sleep in memory formation is uncovered
— 16 Sep 2009 12:09 | HealthA Rutgers University, Newark and College de France, Paris research team has pinpointed for the first time the mechanism that takes place during sleep that causes learning and memory…
Stages of sleep have distinct influence on process of learning and memory
— 26 Feb 2009 15:20 | HealthResearch on the sleeping brain has revealed some fascinating stage-dependent interactions between areas involved in formation and storage of long term memories. The study, published…
Caltech scientists find evidence for precise communication across brain areas during sleep
— 26 Feb 2009 14:30 | HealthBy listening in on the chatter between neurones in various parts of the brain, researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have taken steps toward fully understanding…
Chandelier cells unveil human cognition
— 3 Sep 2008 16:11 | BiologyWhat is it that distinguishes humans from other mammals? The answer to this question lies in the neocortex - the part of the brain responsible for sensory perceptions, conscious thought,…
Hyperactivity is associated with decreased numbers of interneurones
— 13 May 2008 14:23 | HealthA new study published in Biological Psychiatry on 15th May is 'another example of how basic science research conducted in animals may help to identify new molecular targets that may…
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