1.   And reconnections to the higher cortex were absent.

2.   In dyslexics, several areas in the higher cortex that eventually specialize in language seem to be abnormal, Galaburda said.

3.   Their brain damage is in an area near the middle back of the brain in the higher cortex.

4.   When people first fall asleep, cells in the higher cortex are stimulated by waves of activity coming from the thalamus, deep in the brain, Steriade said.