Independent Studies Advance Insights into Structure, Function and Impact of Conditions on the Cortex

The research on the Cortex, the part of the brain that interprets sensory information and directs voluntary movements, has been experiencing significant advancement. Advancements have shown that the Cortex plays a crucial role in complex cognitive functions such as learning, memory, and consciousness.
A variety of studies were conducted to understand the functioning, structure and physiology of the Cortex. Novel methods were employed for mapping the microstructure of the human cerebral cortex, investigating functional architecture during naturalistic movie watching and in vivo imaging of neurovascular coupling across the entire cortex of awake mice.
Further, the aspect of neurostimulation was explored with the introduction of a shape-morphing cortex-adhesive sensor for closed-loop transcranial ultrasound neurostimulation.
Research has also spanned into Cortex's interaction with other brain regions. It was observed how motor and vestibular signals in the visual cortex permit the separation of self versus externally generated visual motion while the insular cortex was found crucial for non-nociceptive fear learning.
Unprecedented insights into the cellular coding of temperature and the output-null signature of inertial load in motor cortex were identified. Studies around value-guided remapping of sensory cortex by lateral orbitofrontal cortex, as well as on concentration of visual cortex-like neurons in prefrontal cortex, further illustrate Cortex's diverse roles in the brain.
Finally, the impact of various conditions on the Cortex was assessed. Cortex's vulnerability to human APP expression which promotes hyperexcitability and tau pathology was explored as a part of Alzheimer’s disease pathology, and effects of difficulty in motor sequence execution on the role of motor cortex were detected.

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