cortex

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The research showed a measurable decline in the performance of the prefrontal cortex between initial scans and five-year follow-ups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Planning is for weaklings, rational analysis is disdained, the amygdala and the gut replace the cerebral cortex.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Near infrared spectroscopy evaluates how effectively oxygen reaches brain tissue near the surface of the cortex.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Even before I first saw the film during last year’s Sundance Film Festival, this one-line elevator pitch was taking up all the space in my prefrontal cortex.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The auditory cortex is the brain’s primary region for hearing and processing sound, and is part of the brain’s cerebral cortex.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin