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Wrinkled brain mimics paper ball.
- Source :
- Science News; 7/25/2015, Vol. 188 Issue 2, p7-7, 4/7p, 1 Color Photograph
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The article looks at research by biologists Suzana Herculano-Houzel and Bruno Mota, reported in the journal "Science," on the mathematical relation between the extent of brain folding in different mammals and the cortex's thickness and surface area, parallel to that relationship in crumpled paper.
- Subjects :
- BRAIN anatomy
WRINKLE patterns
CEREBRAL cortex
MATHEMATICAL models
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368423
- Volume :
- 188
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Science News
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 103739399
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/scin.2015.188002004