neocortex


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Synonyms for neocortex

the cortical part of the neencephalon

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At later stage, 5 cm CVRL camel embryo, this migration of neurons into the developing neocortex resulted in the formation of an orderly 6-layered structure (Fig.
"It's as if the cholinergic system has given a 'go' signal," says Fletcher, enabling the output neurons of the neocortex to powerfully respond.
The investigators assessed amyloid as a whole-brain aggregate and tau in the bilateral inferior temporal neocortex. "This is where the change is most happening in patients, and it's a place where relatively few normal elderly would have tau," Dr.
In one unimpaired carrier and those with mild cognitive impairment, there was substantial tau deposition in the neocortex. Unimpaired carriers had ?-amyloid uptake levels that were diffusely elevated approximately 15 years before expected onset of mild cognitive impairment.
The number of the GFP-positive cells that migrated toward the peri-infarct area was counted in five regions of interest (ROIs; 450 x 550 [micro]m) placed on the dorsal and ventral neocortex adjacent to the cerebral infarct (Figure 3(c)).
The Science study confirms the presence of ripples in the hippocampus during sleep, and also found them in certain parts of the neocortex, an area on the brain's surface involved in processing complex sensory information.
Long-term memories reside in the brain's neocortex, which is the final depository for information that is brought in through the senses, processed as a memory trace (encoded), and then consolidated and stored for future recall.
Por otra parte, existen otros modelos relacionados con el funcionamiento parcial del neocortex, que revelan como el cerebro representa o mantiene la informacion en memoria [6] [7].
Construction and refinement of the neural circuits in the neocortex mainly takes place in the postnatal period, and sensory information plays a key role in this process.
Although autapses have an unusual (odd) structure, they have been observed commonly in various brain areas, such as neocortex, hippocampus and cerebellum etc.