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

Near infrared spectroscopy evaluates how effectively oxygen reaches brain tissue near the surface of the cortex.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 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 slower waves stimulated another region called the retrosplenial cortex, a key hub involved in accessing stored memories.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

The interests of the cerebral cortex and limbic system are well represented; the R-complex less so.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan