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A '''brain atlas'' is a reference work in which [[brain anatomy|brain structures]] are placed in a [[coordinate system]] that is standardized for a given [[species (biology)|species]] or [[developmental stage]]. Several [[neuroimaging]] techniques can be used for brain atlas construction, e.g. from [[histology]] or — increasingly common — from [[Magnetic Resonance Imaging|MRI scans]] of one or many or entire [[brain]]s or [[cerebral hemisphere]]s. Much like geographic | A '''brain atlas'' is a reference work in which [[brain anatomy|brain structures]] are placed in a [[coordinate system]] that is standardized for a given [[species (biology)|species]] or [[developmental stage]]. Several [[neuroimaging]] techniques can be used for brain atlas construction, e.g. from [[histology]] or — increasingly common — from [[Magnetic Resonance Imaging|MRI scans]] of one or many or entire [[brain]]s or [[cerebral hemisphere]]s. Much like [[geographic atlas]]es can be populated with information about physical, political, economic or environmental aspects of a [[region of interest]], brain atlases may include information about [[neurogenetics|genetic]], [[brain development|developmental]], [[brain evolution|evolutionary]] or [[neurophysiology|physiological]] aspects of the brain. | ||
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A 'brain atlas is a reference work in which brain structures are placed in a coordinate system that is standardized for a given species or developmental stage. Several neuroimaging techniques can be used for brain atlas construction, e.g. from histology or — increasingly common — from MRI scans of one or many or entire brains or cerebral hemispheres. Much like geographic atlases can be populated with information about physical, political, economic or environmental aspects of a region of interest, brain atlases may include information about genetic, developmental, evolutionary or physiological aspects of the brain.