Key brain area reveals distinct zones whose boundaries blur with age

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Scientists in the Center for Human Brain Variation at the Broad Institute have charted previously hidden architecture and patterns of cellular makeup in a key part of the brain called the striatum, which is involved in decision-making and movement and is affected in psychiatric disorders, addiction and neurodegeneration. The findings reveal six new zones within the striatum based on gene…

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