Wrinkled Brain (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Wrinkled Brain

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The human brain’s complex surface folding allows the organ to squeeze 2.6 square feet of cerebral cortex tissue into the skull.

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California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

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