Scientists have mapped over 3,000 individual brain cell types, and they say the connections they make are what make us unique.
Scientists have long been baffled by the complexity of the human brain, trying their best to understand and map the cellular makeup of the organ that powers our bodies. Researchers say they have discovered over 3,000 brain cell types in the human brain, including how these connections make each person unique. The newest study built off previous research, which had only mapped the brain cell types of certain brain regions, like the cortex. Those studies found over 100 different brain cell types.
The X-ray of the human brain closeup image This study is a massive part of a catalog that is focused on cataloging the size and complexity of our brains and how the connections between those cells make us unique. The catalog currently encompasses 21 different papers, which have been released in journals like Science, Science Advances, and Science Translational Medicine. One of those other studies also found that the connections between these cells are what make us each unique.
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