Sentences with phrase «cerebral neocortex»

In addition to the cerebellum, your brain's cerebral neocortex was found to be another key player in the brain - immune axis.

The aim of the Blue Brain Project is to build a replica of a neocortical column, the basic functional unit that makes up the cerebral neocortex while encompassing most of the neocortex's cellular diversity.

Named after the IBM Blue Gene supercomputer it relies on, the Blue Brain Project has started modelling — in every detail — the cellular infrastructure and electrophysiological interactions within the cerebral neocortex, which represents about 80 % of the brain and is believed to house cognitive functions such as language and conscious thought.

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In mammals, cognitive skills are controlled by the multi-layered cerebral cortex, also called neocortex.