Sentences with phrase «outer layer neurons»

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Neurons in the outer layers are connected to other parts of the cortex, which in humans play a role in higher - level brain processes such as self - awareness, language and problem - solving.

They discovered a pattern: Small - brained animals with fewer neurons in the wrinkly outer layer of the brain, called the cortex, had shorter yawns than large - brained animals with more cortical neurons.

Olfactory cells in the nose are unusual in that they are part of the body's outer layer, or epithelium, but also part of the nervous system, incorporating neurons that connect directly with the smell centers in the brain.