Groundbreaking Study Identifies Universal Blueprint for Mammalian Brains

New research reveals that the cerebral cortex follows the same folding patterns across mammalian species, adhering to a universal fractal shape.
Researchers have developed a novel method for describing the shape of the cerebral cortex, providing evidence that cortices across mammalian species exhibit a universal, fractal pattern.

The study, published as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife and appearing today as a revised version, is described by the editors as a valuable framework to our understanding of the brain cortex as a fractal shape. They describe the strength of evidence as convincing for a universal blueprint for mammalian cerebral cortex folding.