cortex

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The scientists found that, while first learning the task, the participants’ prefrontal cortex was activated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Study participants’ brains could automate tasks—answers a Slack message from Leigh—by offloading them from the prefrontal cortex to other regions of their brains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

These pea-sized "brain organoids" resembled parts of the cerebral cortex and allowed researchers to study molecular changes linked to motor neurone disease and explore ways to prevent them.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Two key regions are often involved: the amygdala, which helps shape the sense of safety or threat, and the prefrontal cortex, which supports planning, decision making, and emotional control.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

If Phineas survived with a large piece of his cortex destroyed, then what does the cortex do?

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman