Neurosurgeons have unparalleled access to the human brain. Now they are teaming up with basic researchers to work out what makes it unique, finds Alison Abbott.
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Abbott, A. Neuroscience: Opening up brain surgery. Nature 461, 866–868 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461866a
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