cortical
adjective
cor·ti·cal
ˈkȯr-ti-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or consisting of cortex
2
: involving or resulting from the action or condition of the cerebral cortex
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In their paper, the team wrote that low-intensity ultrasound stimulation advances the development and integration of brain organoids, providing a strategy for treating neurodevelopmental disorders and repairing cortical damage.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
The project aims to create a complete software version of a cortical column.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
Separate studies have also found that Med-diet followers have thicker cortical brain regions associated with memory performance, and that the rate of Alzheimer’s in folks who closely adhere to the MIND diet (a version of the Med diet) is 53% lower than in folks who don’t follow this eating style.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 17 June 2024
The project aims to mimic this neuroscience structure in AI with many cortical column-like units that can each perform a sensorimotor task, such as operate a robotic finger.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
The project aims to create a complete software version of a cortical column.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
Separate studies have also found that Med-diet followers have thicker cortical brain regions associated with memory performance, and that the rate of Alzheimer’s in folks who closely adhere to the MIND diet (a version of the Med diet) is 53% lower than in folks who don’t follow this eating style.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 17 June 2024
The project aims to mimic this neuroscience structure in AI with many cortical column-like units that can each perform a sensorimotor task, such as operate a robotic finger.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
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cortical
adjective
cor·ti·cal
ˈkȯrt-i-kəl
1
: of, relating to, or consisting of cortex
cortical tissue
2
: involving or resulting from the action or condition of the cerebral cortex
cortical blindness
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