Cortical Mapping

A Universe Of Knowledge In Your Mind

Just like Earth has a well documented and well used navigational map, your brain has one too.

Now, we haven't made such advances that we know everything about the brain and how every single brain cell relates to the next, but every person still has their own cortical map regardless.

Your own cortical map is the mapping of neural networks inside your brain and the depiction of activity therein.


Active Neurons Everywhere

Neurons firing all over your brain change direction and paths as your brain molds itself to suit purpose.
As new information is obtain, sometimes pathways will change to be more efficient and sometimes existing paths will bridge to ensure a more functional mind.

Synaptic Pruning

This process is called synaptic pruning, as the brain literally prunes areas to give the ultimate efficiency. By doing this, your brain can more efficiently process information and complete economic use of your internal synaptic resources.

Brain Injury And Remapping 

When injured, your cortical map will obviously change as parts of the brain may now function to a lesser capacity and other parts of the brain may become more stimulated as a response mechanism to the injury.

This excess neuronal growth can be seen in periods of remapping in which parts of the brain may take on additional activity and become involved in processes beyond their normal usual involvement.

Pioneers Of The Mind

Doug Rasmusson, Jon Kass and Michael Merzenich are three of the pioneers of using the mapping of the brain.