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Human brain built from two separate parts that joined together, research reveals
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Representative image · Wikimedia CommonsUPDATE - follow-up to Brain is two separate organs, scientists find: New scientific findings show that the human brain evolved from two primitive nervous systems that merged over time. Researchers report that the brain is made up of two distinct organs that evolved independently before coming together. Additional studies published in Nature explain that two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain. ScienceAlert notes that these discoveries rewrite standard textbook understandings of human biology.
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What Happened
Scientists have discovered that the human brain evolved from two separate primitive nervous systems that eventually merged.
Why It Matters
This discovery changes our fundamental understanding of human biology and how complex organs formed during evolution. It challenges long-held textbook views about how the brain develops from early embryonic stages.
What Happens Next
Researchers will likely conduct further studies on neural ectoderm progenitors to understand the exact mechanics of how these two separate systems combined and function together.
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