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New Neural Map Sheds Light on the Brain’s ‘Consciousness Switch’

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A team of Chinese and French researchers has produced the most detailed blueprint yet of the mysterious claustrum region in primate brains, a scientific advance that could help unravel the biological roots of consciousness and reframe our understanding of mental health and awareness. Published in the prestigious journal “Cell”, the April 3 study charts the intricate landscape of the crab-eating macaque’s claustrum—a tiny strip of tissue in the brain historically overshadowed by more prominent regions, but now emerging as a prime suspect in the quest to decode the essence of conscious experience (source).

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Charting Consciousness: Breakthrough Brain Atlas by Chinese and French Teams Illuminates Roots of Awareness

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In a landmark advance that could reshape how science understands consciousness, a collaboration of Chinese and French researchers has meticulously mapped the claustrum—the brain region often dubbed as a “conductor of consciousness”—in the crab-eating macaque monkey. Reporting their findings in the highly respected journal Cell in April 2025, the team unveiled an unprecedented single-cell spatial transcriptome atlas and a whole-brain connectivity map, shedding new light on the neural diversity and complex wiring that underpins conscious awareness in primates Cell, SCMP. This research not only offers a detailed blueprint of the elusive claustrum, but also marks a major step toward identifying how consciousness itself emerges from brain circuits—a quest with deep philosophical and practical significance for humanity, including Thai society.

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