Pakistan, Sept. 18 -- New research from Stanford Medicine suggests that the human brain develops from two distinct groups of progenitor cells. The findings challenge the traditional view of the brain as one unified structure. Researchers published the study in Nature Neuroscience.

The study found that different progenitor cells produce the front and back regions of the brain during embryonic development. Cells expressing the Otx2 gene develop into the forebrain and midbrain. These regions support functions such as language, consciousness and abstract reasoning.

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Meanwhile, cells expressing the Gbx2 gene form the hindbrain. This region controls vital automatic functions, inc...