Neuroscientist Discovers Hidden Region in the Human Brain

World-renowned cartographer of the brain, Scientia Professor George Paxinos, has discovered a hidden region of the human brain. The region is found near the brain-spinal cord junction and Professor Paxinos has named it the Endorestiform Nucleus.

Professor Paxinos, from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), suspected the existence of the Endorestiform Nucleus 30 years ago but has only now been able to see it due to better staining and imaging techniques.

“The region is intriguing because it seems to be absent in the rhesus monkey and other animals that we have studied,” said Professor Paxinos, adding, “there have to be some things that are unique about the human brain besides its larger size, and the Endorestiform Nucleus may be one of them.”

The discovery of the Endorestiform Nucleus is detailed in Professor Paxinos's latest book titled Human Brainstem: Cytoarchitecture, Chemoarchitecture, Myeloarchitecture.

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