«This study focused on the development of the neocortex, but we aim to
analyze multiple brain regions and developmental stages to achieve a more comprehensive atlas of cell types in the developing human brain,» Kriegstein said.
By
analyzing multiple patients with damage to a particular voxel or cluster of voxels and comparing their cognitive abilities with those of patients in whom the same structures were intact, the researchers were able to identify
brain regions essential to specific cognitive functions, and those structures that contribute significantly to intelligence.