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Research suggests that trauma can leave the amygdala—the brain’s threat-detection center—chronically overactivated, while dampening the prefrontal cortex, which governs reasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Using the eMAP technique, the team found filopodia across multiple regions of the adult mouse brain, including the visual cortex, at levels far higher than previously reported.

From Science Daily • May 6, 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

This region connects to the prefrontal cortex, forming a thalamocortical circuit that supports decision-making and executive control.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

They are organized into "local circuits" within the cortex; the local circuits form "subcortical nuclei," which together form "cortical regions," which form "systems," which form "systems of systems," which form you.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman