A 180-area multimodal human cortical parcellation on the left and right hemisphere surfaces of the human brain is pictured in this undated handout image. Neuroscientists have devised the most comprehensive map ever made of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions like abstract thought, language and memory. Matthew F. Glasser, David C. Van Essen/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
WASHINGTON: Neuroscientists acting as cartographers of the human mind have devised the most comprehensive map ever made of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions such as abstract thought, language and memory.
Using MRI images from the brains of 210 people, the researchers said on July 20 they were able to pinpoint 180 distinct areas in the cerebral cortex, the brain's thin, wrinkly outermost layer made of so-called grey matter.
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