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Stanford finds human brain is two organs fused by evolution

A study published in Nature Neuroscience on September 18 has upended a foundational assumption in neuroscience: the human brain, long treated as a single organ with a shared developmental origin, appears to be two ancient nervous systems fused together over…

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Study finds human brain develops from two separate organs, not one

The human brain is not the singular organ scientists long assumed it to be. A study published Friday in Nature Neuroscience by a Stanford Medicine-led research team reveals that the brain develops from two separate populations of progenitor cells, overturning…