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Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford study reveals after 550 million years
A Stanford Medicine-led study has challenged the idea that the human brain developed as one organ. Researchers found that its front and back sections come from two separate early cell groups, a discovery that could change research into ALS, spinal muscular atrophy and other neurological diseases.
For centuries, the human brain has been treated as one organ. A new Stanford Medicine study has now challenged that basic idea.
Researchers found that the front and back parts of the brain develop from two different groups of early cells. Their work ... [7819 chars]
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