The cerebral cortex is divided into two equal halves, called the left and right hemispheres ... other parts of your brain. They also help you convert sounds into visual images.

David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel discovered how the cerebral cortex processes visual information. Their research won them the ...

Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among ...

Flashes of insight trigger activity in the brain’s hippocampus. This cashew-shaped structure is buried deep within the brain’s temporal lobe, and plays a major role in both learning and memory. The ...

Without gravity, it collects in floating blobs that ripple right before your eyes ... They're mysterious cells in the brain's visual cortex called OPCs. The visual cortex processes everything ...