Highly complex and puzzling: How the human brain works as a whole is still largely unknown.
The brain atlas that a team at the Institute for Neurosciences and Medicine at the Jülich Research Center is working on would be a tool of the greatest use for neuroscience: "Even after 100 years of intensive research and a gigantic wealth of knowledge, the brain is basically completely misunderstood. «
In the new episode of SPIEGEL Daily, SPIEGEL science editor Johann Grolle reports on his laboratory visit in Jülich.
Hear about the methods used on site to work on one of the mysteries of mankind and why the success of the large-scale project could be of great benefit to the mentally ill, for example.
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