cortex

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"In postmortem cortex from neuropathologically confirmed CTE cases with a history of repetitive brain injury, the researchers found evidence of disrupted fatty acid balance and broad transcriptional changes affecting vascular and metabolic pathways," Albayram said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

The team also used pattern visual evoked potentials – a painless test that measured how well signals travelled from the retina to the visual cortex.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Instead, it creates filament networks just beneath the inner membrane, forming a layer of protein polymers that resembles a cell cortex.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

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

The cerebral cortex, where matter is transformed into consciousness, is the point of embarkation for all our cosmic voyages.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan