The Cortex: Understanding the Brain’s Outer Layer and Its Role in Consciousness and Cognition
From the moment we wake until we drift back to sleep, a thin, wrinkled sheet of neural tissue, barely thicker than a stack of dimes, orchestrates our thoughts, sensations, and actions. This is the cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain nyt. It’s the part of us that feels, thinks, remembers, and allows us … Read more
