Brain Function Discoveries Support Creation by Jeffrey Tomkins,
Ph.D. * A pair of recent reports in the journal Science have
added new insight into the incredible design and function of the
human brain.1,2 The studies focused on the cortex—the part of
the brain in the forefront that controls behavior, cognitive
processes, and perception. Both studies used advanced brain
scanning and genetic techniques. One study analyzed the
organizational system of the various structure(s) in this area,
while the other study explained the fiber network pathways that
connect various sub-parts within the cortex to other parts of
the brain. The cortex itself is a highly complicated region of
the brain with various types of sub-regions that show
differences in cell morphology, cell density, cell distribution,
and process variation. One study showed that these sub-regions
were arranged in a logical and geometrical hierarchy.1 While
many other parts of the nervous system show a more simplified
segmental organization, the cortex ha