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The human brain’s characteristic wrinkles help to drive how it works

A model of the brain’s geometry better explains neuronal activity than a model based on the ‘connectome’.
  1. Davide Castelvecchi
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The wrinkles that give the human brain its familiar walnut-like appearance have a large effect on brain activity, in much the same way that the shape of a bell determines the quality of its sound, a study suggests1. The findings run counter to a commonly held theory about which aspect of brain anatomy drives function.

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Nature 618, 223-224 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01774-8

Read the related Research Briefing: The geometry of the human brain shapes its function.

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  1. Pang, J. C. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06098-1 (2023).

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