The cerebral cortex is your brain’s outermost layer. It has a wrinkled appearance due to the grooves and folds that increase its surface area. Here, we look at the anatomy of the cerebral cortex ...

The six layers of the mature neocortex—labeled 1 to 6 from surface to depth—are defined by distinctive populations of neurons and their axonal projections, such that each Neuroin can be clearly seen ...

Study: Integration of 3D-printed cerebral cortical tissue into an ex vivo lesioned brain slice. Image Credit: Peter Porrini/Shutterstock.com Background The cerebral cortex has six layers, split ...

A 3D map of the cerebral cortex's 24 distinct networks, along with screenshots from the movie clips shown during the Human Connectome Project. Credit: Rajimehr et al, Neuron/DOI 10.1016/j.neuron ...

The cerebral cortex is composed of more than 10 billion cells and 100 trillion-plus connections, a layer of gray matter just five millimeters thick -- a little less than three stacked quarters ...

Throughout the brain's cortex, neurons are arranged in six distinctive layers, which can be readily seen with a microscope. A team of MIT neuroscientists has now found that these layers also show ...

The cerebral cortex of your brain is the outermost layer. It's the part of the brain that appears wrinkled because it has a lot of folds. Your cerebral cortex is divided into two hemispheres. Each ...

New research by a Lithuanian neuroscientist Dr Karolina Armonaitė, reveals that the brain remains actively engaged even ...

The correct development of the brain cortex is an essential process for the acquisition of correct cognitive skills. Reelin, a key extracellular protein in neuronal migration and synaptic ...

The fiber layer on the surface side (green, indicated by an arrow), i.e., the outer fiber layer, has destinations in the proximal areas of the same cerebral cortex, while the deep fiber layer ...