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Now that's what you call mind-blowing! The human brain is TWO separate organs, scientists reveal

Daily Mail Science and Tech · 18 September 2026 at 10:17

Now that's what you call mind-blowing! The human brain is TWO separate organs, scientists reveal

Rather than being a single, unified organ, scientists from Stanford Medicine now say the human brain consists of two ancient nervous systems, cleverly packagaed together.

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Now that's what you call mind-blowing! The human brain is TWO separate organs, scientists reveal

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