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Brain

Known as: Brains, Encephalon, Encephalons 
The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of… Expand
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Deconstructing cortical folding: genetic, cellular and mechanical determinants
Folding of the cerebral cortex is a fundamental milestone of mammalian brain evolution and is associated with dramatic increases… Expand
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2018
Review
2018
The frontoparietal network: function, electrophysiology, and importance of individual precision mapping
The frontoparietal network is critical for our ability to coordinate behavior in a rapid, accurate, and flexible goal-driven… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: A Critical Assessment of the Shared Pathological Traits
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are two of the most prevalent diseases in the elderly population… Expand
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2009
Review
2009
The adaptive brain: aging and neurocognitive scaffolding.
There are declines with age in speed of processing, working memory, inhibitory function, and long-term memory, as well as… Expand
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2007
Review
2007
Evolution in the Social Brain
The evolution of unusually large brains in some groups of animals, notably primates, has long been a puzzle. Although early… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Stereotaxic display of brain lesions.
Traditionally lesion location has been reported using standard templates, text based descriptions or representative raw slices… Expand
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Learning the parts of objects by non-negative matrix factorization
Is perception of the whole based on perception of its parts? There is psychological and physiological evidence for parts-based… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Three-dimensional tracking of axonal projections in the brain by magnetic resonance imaging.
The relationship between brain structure and complex behavior is governed by large-scale neurocognitive networks. The… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The social brain hypothesis
Conventional wisdom over the past 160 years in the cognitive and neurosciences has assumed that brains evolved to process factual… Expand
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1991
Review
1991
Neuropathological stageing of Alzheimer-related changes
SummaryEighty-three brains obtained at autopsy from nondemented and demented individuals were examined for extracellular amyloid… Expand
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