The brain stem is active, as is most of the forebrain, including the neocortex — our 「centre」 of higher mental processing;
脑干是活跃的,如同前脑的大部分一样,包括新(大脑)皮质——我们的高心智处理中心;
The neocortex controls thinking and remembering -- one「s cognitive skills.
大脑皮层控制着思维和记忆这种认知能力。
In primates, the neocortex appears to be responsible for an enhanced capacity to predict others」 behaviour.
在灵长类中,对其他动物下一步行动预判能力的提升便大大得益于大脑新皮层的作用。
It arises from intense stimulation of the reward circuitry of the brain — a portion of the ancient 「mammalian brain,」 which lies under the newer neocortex (rational brain).
它来源于对大脑的反馈回路的强烈刺激——古老的「哺乳动物大脑」的一部分,它位于大脑新皮质之下。
The transfer of memories from the hippocampus to the neocortex could protect 「these memories against interference from information subsequently encoded in the hippocampus,」 the researchers write.
Free will is the capacity to make a choice based on stories that the neocortex generates.
对于大脑皮层产生的某个场景,自由意志有能力作出选择。
Only after returning to homeostasis do the higher-order brain functions of the neocortex begin to override instinctual responses.
只有当体内回复平衡之后,高阶新皮层脑功能才能开始压倒本能反应。
Even online, the neocortex is the limit.
即使在网络中,大脑新皮质也是社交网络规模的限制因素。
Scientists have already established that the neocortex and the mushroom bodies are larger in social species such as humans and wasps, as compared with solitary animals such as bears and lone spiders.
科学家已经确定,社会性物种(如人类和黄蜂)的新皮层和蘑菇体相对较大,而孤立的动物如熊和蜘蛛则较小。
The neocortex is responsible for all of our rational and analytical thought and language.
大脑皮层负责我们所有的理性和逻辑的思考和语言功能。
The neocortex - the six-layered mantle covering the brain's hemispheres - is unique to mammals.