Most higher-order processing by the human and mammalian brain is thought to occur in the neocortex, a structure on the surface of the brain. Now researchers have found cells similar to those of the ...

The neocortex is part of the human brain’s cerebral cortex where higher cognitive functioning is thought to originate from. Due to the natural grooves and ridges in the brain, the neocortex is ...

Gross anatomy and layered architecture of the neocortex during prenatal and postnatal development. Nissl-stained brain sections show early expansion of dividing progenitor cells (pink) followed by ...

The human body is an amazing thing. For each one of us, it’s the most intimate object we know. And yet most of us don’t know enough about it: its features, functions, quirks, and mysteries. Our series ...

According to a recent study an early relative of mammals already possessed an extraordinarily expanded brain with a neocortex-like structure. According to a recent study an early relative of mammals ...