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The image shows the s1 of a mouse cerebral cortex.

·June 25, 2013·3 min read

Problem-Solving Governs How We Process Sensory Stimuli

Researchers demonstrate how the transmission of sensory information from one cortical area to connected areas depends on the specific task at hand and goal directed behavior.

The diagram of the brain shown highlights the thalamus locato

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·June 21, 2013·4 min read

Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Requirement for Brain Development

Genes alone don't determine how the cerebral cortex grows into separate functional areas. Input from the thalamus is also crucially required, a new study suggests.