The cortex’s distinctive, wrinkled appearance is due to its various ridges (gyri) and grooves (sulci). These provide for a larger total surface area within a condensed space—and hence more ...

Visual cortical area V4 in humans (left) and monkeys (right) are shown. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

If it decides yes, your brain's motor cortex, a small area that exists on the outer part of your brain, calls for messages to be sent through your spinal cord and down your arm to the muscles that ...

The newly discovered network involves both the motor cortex and cognitive areas of the brain, upending a long-held view that the motor cortex is only involved in producing movements. “The study is ...