The journal Nature reported today that a new map of the brain reveals 97 newly-found regions, each specialized to certain functions.
In an article, entitled, "A multi-modal parcellation of human cerebral cortex," the 12 scientists found 97 new structures and validated the "83 areas previously reported using post-mortem microscopy," bringing the total structures per hemisphere to 180.
As the scientists declare, such a map is critical to neuroscientists in evaluating neurological functioning.
"Understanding the amazingly complex human cerebral cortex requires a map (or parcellation) of its major subdivisions, known as cortical areas. Making an accurate areal map has been a century-old objective in neuroscience."
As should be obvious, we are still in the infancy of neuroscience. Any recommendations about learning -- supposedly based on neuroscience, should be taken with extreme skepticism. See related article.
For nice review of the findings, see article in the New York Times.
