Map provides detailed picture of how the brain is organized
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 13:51
in Biology & Nature
A detailed new map lays out the landscape of the cerebral cortex -- the outermost layer of the brain and the dominant structure involved in distinctly human functions such as language, tool use and abstract thinking. The map will accelerate progress in the study of brain diseases, as well as help to elucidate what makes us unique as a species.