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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

Breakthrough as scientists discover how the human brain solves new problems

Scientists have found the region of the brain responsible for a person’s ability to deal with new problems - (Alamy/PA)

Scientists have found the region of the brain responsible for a person’s ability to deal with new problems while studying patients with brain damage.

Researchers, led by experts from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, “mapped” the brains of 247 patients who had damage from strokes or tumours and compared them to 81 people who had no brain damage.

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