#  L. Mahadevan Explains Brain Wrinkles 

 





February 02, 2016

 

 

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**L. Mahadevan's** [latest study](http://www.nature.com/articles/nphys3632.epdf?referrer_access_token=2FsgaJXHEqiOnuvFcwZkUtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Ms3kPlQEgsZfOH0oak_XX20QpCmhNff3jBRLNgIrb1wIXHJwtAEFSC-CjG8OT_hIDPpFD-w3R7pw5RxOYA2-D0VnbLgLnqlU9gr3WWXTHg7iOYEL0yQo-JOvvD8nIc61vl4rAsbh8FIC_MrZjb4SXo&tracking_referrer=www.bbc.com) uses physics to explain brain wrinkles. Using MRI scans of fetal brains to build a gel model, researchers were able to see the folding process is driven by physics rather than biology. [Full Story](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/02/how-not-why-the-human-brain-folds/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=02.03bb.2016%20(1)).



 

 

 



 

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