First atlas of brain organization shows development over a lifetime

Scans of more than 3,500 people allow scientists to draw up a guide to the brain areas that work together from birth to 100 years old.

Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Scientists have created the first atlas of specific key patterns of brain ‘chatter’ and determined how these patterns change over the entire human lifespan 1 . Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 52 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.83 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article

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