Sentences with phrase «thicker brain cortex»

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Yes, it's known that most higher brain functions (such as perception, memory, and intelligence) are centered in the cerebral cortex, that 0.1 - inch - thick infolding of neuron - rich gray matter overlaying both the right and the left hemispheres that would cover some 1.5 square feet if it were laid out like a tablecloth.

Intentional daydreaming is linked to a thicker cortex (a good thing) in certain key areas of the brain, new research finds.

So in the outer layer of the brain, the cerebral cortex gets thicker faster in intelligent kids, and it gets thinner compared to an average kid.

Brain scans have found that having a thicker cortex is linked to autism spectrum disorder

Children from higher socioeconomic backgrounds had thicker cortex in a part of the brain known as Broca's area, which is necessary for language production and comprehension.

Young adults with thinner cortex in particular brain regions are more impulsive during a decision - making task than teens with thicker cortex, according to a large correlational study of adolescents from the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort.

Previous research by the Northwestern group provided tantalizing clues, showing that SuperAgers have distinctive brain features: thicker cortexes, a resistance to age - related atrophy and a larger left anterior cingulate (a part of the brain important to attention and working memory).

The first exam had seemed to show thick areas of new connections in the rear cortex of his brain, a region linked to awareness.

The chip sits on the surface of the brain, while the electrodes delve midway into the brain's two - millimeter - thick cortex to eavesdrop on neurons that normally signal muscles to move.

The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of brain tissue, a folded region about 2 - 4 millimeters thick, that is involved in many important aspects of brain function including sensory and cognitive processes.

«One of the key brain regions that appears to contribute to super-aging, the midcingulate cortex, is also a region that becomes thicker as people exercise,» Barrett told Health.

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champagne found that people with high levels of lutein in their blood had thicker gray matter in the parahippocampal cortex, the part of the brain that plays a role in memory encoding and retrieval.