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A modern map of the human cerebral cortex

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An authoritative map of the modules that make up the cerebral cortex of the human brain promises to act as a springboard for greater understanding of brain function and disease. See Article p.171

The human brain's cerebral cortex is crucial for sensory and motor processing, as well as for mental functions such as interpreting language and logical reasoning, the complexity of which distinguishes us from other animals. On page 171, Glasser et al.1 describe an updated map of the human cerebral cortex. This long-awaited advance provides a reference atlas that will allow those researching brain structure, function and connectivity to work within a common, systems-neuroscience framework.

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  1. B. T. Thomas Yeo is in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology & Memory Network Programme, National University of Singapore, 117456 Singapore.,

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  2. Simon B. Eickhoff is in the Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany, and the Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Jülich, Germany.,

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