A light micrograph of a cerebellum cross‑section showing tightly folded, branching layers in yellow and brown colours

First atlas of brain organization shows development over a lifetime

Scans of more than 3,500 people allow scientists to draw up a guide to the brain areas that work together from birth to 100 years old.

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  • Genome-wide analysis shows European dogs existed by 14,200 years ago, were already genetically distinct, received less Neolithic Southwest Asian admixture than humans did and contributed substantially to later European dogs.

    • Anders Bergström
    • Anja Furtwängler
    • Pontus Skoglund
    ArticleOpen Access
  • Single-nucleus chromatin and RNA sequencing identifies epigenetic chromatin domains that confer vulnerability to paediatric brain tumours such as ependymomas, providing insight into the development of such tumours despite ‘quiet’ genomes.

    • Alisha S. Kardian
    • Hua Sun
    • Stephen C. Mack
    ArticleOpen Access
  • fMRI data from individuals of a wide range of ages (from a few days to 100 years old) are used to map the key organizational axes of functional connectivity in the human cortex throughout the lifespan.

    • Hoyt Patrick Taylor IV
    • Khoi Minh Huynh
    • Pew-Thian Yap
    ArticleOpen Access
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