The reason our brains have that wrinkly, walnut shape may be that the rapid growth of the brain's outer brain the gray matter is constrained by the white matter, a new study shows. Researchers found ...

Researchers identify mutation that causes excessive folding in human brain's wrinkly cerebral cortex, resulting in diminished cognitive function. The outer layer of the human brain or cerebral cortex, ...

Many grooves and dimples on the surface of the brain are unique to humans, but they’re often dismissed as an uninteresting consequence of packing an unusually large brain into a too-small skull. But ...

Master the neuroanatomy basics with easy mnemonics for understanding gyri and sulci, dorsal and ventral distinctions, and more. Learning your way around the brain is ...

The reason our brains have that wrinkly, walnut shape may be that the rapid growth of the brain's outer brain — the gray matter — is constrained by the white matter, a new study shows. Researchers ...