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Evolutionary and heritable axes shape the organization of brain structure – News-Medical.net
Every region has its place in the brain. However, it has been unclear why brain regions are located where they are.

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 28 2020
Every region has its place in the brain. However, it has been unclear why brain regions are located where they are. Now, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) and the Forschungszentrum Jülich have defined two main axes along which brain regions are genetically organized, stretching from posterior to anterior and inferior to superior parts of the brain. These axes are mainly shaped by genes and evolut…
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