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This is a diagram of the cerebral cortex with the thalamus labeled.

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·June 27, 2013·4 min read

Study Appears to Overturn Prevailing View of How the Brain is Wired

Sensory information travels to two places at once; both the brain's mid-layer and the deeper layers, according to new research.

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·February 18, 2013·2 min read

Our Primitive Reflexes May be More Sophisticated Than They Appear

Our "primitive" reflexes could involve more sophisticated brain function that originally thought, according to a new study.