A layer deep in the cerebral cortex, which is the innermost layer of the mammalian brain, has recently been found to play a ...

If the front part of the cerebral cortex is less active then people have less control over their social behavior and automatically follow their inclinations more. The research was the first to ...

Zach Schonbrun's new book helps to recast commercial athletes' success as a form of mental genius, rather than mere physical achievement — a development that could aid commercial athletes in ...

The ability to store phantom images in our brain in order to make visual comparisons is impaired by damage to the prefrontal cortex, but intact regions of the PFC pick up the slack in less than a ...

A new study on rats examines the role of the infralimbic cortex in addictive behavior. Suppressing this region hindered recovery from cocaine addiction.

New Brain Network Discovery Rewrites The Textbook On The Motor Cortex The mind and body appear to be connected in ways that no one previously understood.

The cerebral cortex, also known as gray matter, is your brain’s outermost layer and is located above the cerebrum. Learn more about its vital functions.