The folded structure of the human brain is a hallmark of our intelligence — an optimized packing of neurons into a confined space. Similar wrinkling in brain-on-a-chip experiments provides a way of understanding the physics of how this occurs.
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Taber, L.A. A new wrinkle on the brain. Nature Phys 14, 435–436 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-018-0057-4
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