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Scientists have found new sections in the human brain
Last reviewed: 02.07.2025
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American scientists have developed a new map of the brain, which is the most detailed to date. As a result of the work, the researchers discovered new parts of the brain that were previously unknown, so the new work could become a breakthrough in medicine.
New work by scientists has allowed us to study the human brain in more depth – this amazing organ that is still full of mystery, despite the outstanding achievements in science and medicine.
The scientific group particularly noted that the created brain model revealed previously unknown to science sections (97 in total), which could open up new possibilities in the treatment of incurable diseases of the brain and a better understanding of the functioning of this organ as a whole.
For decades, doctors had fairly accurate maps of the functioning of the entire body and individual organs (nervous, digestive, circulatory systems, etc.), but the brain has not been sufficiently studied to date. But the Americans have corrected this gap and created a detailed map of the human brain, which also shows areas that were previously unknown.
The new data will help to find out how the gray matter evolved, to better study the influence of certain areas of the brain on the development of a particular disease. Also, according to scientists, the new information obtained will help to make neurosurgery extremely accurate.
The new study has divided the cerebral cortex into separate areas (180 in total), which are almost twice as many as were established in previous studies, which were usually based on the study of the brain of corpses (studying brain tissue under a microscope). The new study is based on scanning the brain of young volunteers (men and women without any diseases or abnormalities), this approach has allowed the development of a program that recognizes the "prints" of individual zones on brain scans.
The brain is a complex organ of the human body, which is being studied by scientists from different countries. For example, recently in Canada a team of scientists established a new type of connection between brain cells. Based on the results of their work, the scientists noted that neurons can emit photons, which may mean that our brain is the most powerful quantum computer. According to neurobiologists, photons appear as a result of an oxidation reaction and are capable of transmitting information several million times faster than conventional electrical impulses.
In their work, the researchers took into account the fact that human body temperature does not affect the propagation of light, so this method of transmitting information is the most optimal. According to scientists, the human brain can create quantum networks that connect individual cells. In the model created by Canadian scientists, myelin sheaths that cover nerve cells participate in the transmission of waves. According to some experts, in theory, such a neural connection in the brain can be associated with telepathy.
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