Greek-Australian Professor Discovers An Unmapped Area In The Human Brain
- by XpatAthens
- Tuesday, 27 November 2018
A world-renowned Greek-Australian neuroscientist has discovered a new, previously unmapped area in the human brain. Professor George Paxinos, a researcher at the Neuroscience Research Australia-NeuRA, suspected the existence of this area in the human brain for the past 30 years, however today’s better detection and imaging methods made it possible for him to finally prove its existence.
Named the ‘Endorestiform Nucleus’, this part of the brain is located in the lower cerebellum section, an area that combines sensory and kinetic information to correct posture, balance, and fine motor skills.
"There is nothing more enjoyable for a neuroscientist than finding a previously unknown area of the human brain. What is important is that this area is absent in monkeys and other animals. There must be some things that are unique to the human brain beyond its larger size, and this area is probably one of them," Paxinos told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA).
"What remains to be done is to determine the function of this newly discovered brain region. Now that it has been mapped, it will be possible for it to be studied by the wider research community," he added.
Source: AMNA