cortex

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

From Salon • Mar. 14, 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

These cells play a central role in transmitting information across the cortex.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

The network is located within the motor cortex, the area of the brain responsible for controlling body movements.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

These are “executive function” tasks, meaning they engage the prefrontal cortex, that all-important part of the brain involved in focus.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel