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FeaturedNeuroscience
·January 9, 2023·6 min read

Zone of Uncertainty Enables the Brain to Rapidly Form New Memories

Researchers explore how a little-understood brain area called the zona incerta communicates with the neocortex to rapidly control memory formation.
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·October 24, 2022·5 min read

During Sleep, One Brain Region Teaches Another, Converting Novel Data Into Enduring Memories

As the body moves between REM sleep and slow-wave sleep cycles, the hippocampus and neocortex interact to facilitate memory formation.
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·October 21, 2022·4 min read

New Window Into Brain’s Computational Function

The computational function of human neocortex pyramidal neurons is dramatically enhanced compared to those in rodent models.
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·September 27, 2022·4 min read

What Brings Our Senses and Thoughts Together?

Study reveals the role the neocortex plays in our ability to think, recall events, and make decisions.
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·July 9, 2022·6 min read

Humans Are Aggressive, Sometimes Too Much – Could ‘Moral Enhancement’ Technologies Offer a Solution?

Researchers assess whether using modern technologies such as neuromodulation and gene editing could provide "moral enhancement" and curb aggressive behaviors.
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·June 15, 2022·6 min read

How Does the Brain Learn?

A new, open-source model of synaptic plasticity in the neocortex could propel understanding of how learning occurs in the brain.
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·June 3, 2022·6 min read

Key Factor in Neocortex Development Discovered

A new study sheds light on how the neocortex in the human brain develops.
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·September 16, 2021·3 min read

New Technique Provides Insights Into the Evolution of the Brain

H3 acetylation of basal neural precursor cells may have been an important factor in the evolution of the human neocortex.
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·August 3, 2021·4 min read

Brain Cortex May Regulate the Need for Sleep

Processes within the cerebral cortex may be responsible for elements of sleep control such as how long, and how deeply, we sleep.
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·July 29, 2021·4 min read

Neuroscientists Unveil Wiring Diagram Containing 200,000 Cells and Nearly Half Billion Connections in Tiny Piece of a Mouse’s Brain

Researchers have compiled a new, highly detailed 3D brain map that captures the shapes and activity of neurons in the visual neocortex of mice. The map is freely available for neuroscience researchers and artificial intelligence specialists to utilize.
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·May 3, 2021·5 min read

Researchers Identify Unique Characteristics of Human Neurons

Researchers have identified functional features that make human neurons unique.
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·December 20, 2020·5 min read

How the Brain Distinguishes Speech From Noise

Study reports a pervasive neuromodulation system strongly influences sound processing in a key auditory region of the brain. Findings suggest acetylcholine may assist in the brain's ability to distinguish speech from other noise.
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