We Can Now See the Brain Like Never Before

An international team of scientists Thursday unveiled the most comprehensive map of the human brain ever completed. It provides long-sought-after clues about what makes us human and sets a critical foundation for understanding and eventually treating brain-related conditions.  

“It’s a dream that has been around for more than a century,” said Tomasz Nowakowski, a University of California, San Francisco neuroscientist and an author of two of 21 papers published Thursday across several scientific journals. “This is like building a map of the universe.”