A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a "memory machine," constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future.

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

A study has found that the cortex acts like a "memory machine", encoding new experiences and predicting the near future, ...

New research provides the first direct evidence that brain lesions causing secondary psychosis map to a common brain circuit ...

While stress is an unfortunate fact of modern life, scientists are still learning how it affects us. Chronic stress, in ...

After imaging the auditory cortex of mice, a part of the cerebral cortex that processes sound, they found that groups of neurons responded not only to what sound was played, but also how novel it was.

Three studies of the brain regions responsible for processing sensory information show that their neurons are and communicate ...

Animals, including humans, rely on multiple senses to navigate their environments and make decisions. This integration of ...