In a recent study published in Science, researchers demonstrated how transketolase-like 1 (TKTL1) gene expression influenced neocortical neurogenesis in modern humans. Study: Human TKTL1 implies ...

The neocortex stands out as a stunning achievement of biological evolution. All mammals have this swath of tissue covering their brain, and the six layers of densely packed neurons within it handle ...

Researchers discover how the 'Zona Incerta' communicates with the neocortex. The neocortex is the largest and most complex part of the brain and has long been considered the ultimate storage site for ...

What makes us human? According to neurobiologists it is our neocortex. This outer layer of the brain is rich in neurons and lets us do abstract thinking, create art, and speak complex languages. An ...

This is mostly composed of the neocortex, which is newer in our evolutionary history. The human subcortex (figure 1, brown/beige), underneath the neocortex, has not changed much in the last 500 ...

The neocortex of our brain is the seat of our intellect. New data suggests that mammals created it with new types of cells that they developed only after their evolutionary split from reptiles. The ...