Mysterious “whirlwinds” around the brain have been discovered

 Scientists have discovered mysterious spiral signals in the human brain that swirl like vortices. Researchers don’t yet know exactly what creates spiral signals, but they may be important for complex brain activity.

Scientists at the University of Sydney and Fudan University have discovered these naturally occurring spiral brain waves propagating through the outer layer of the brain.

“These spiral patterns exhibit intricate dynamics as they move across the surface of the brain and rotate around central points. Very similar to how vortices act in turbulence,” said Associate Professor Pulin Gong from the University of Sydney.

The signals were detected by scanning the brains of 100 healthy young adults using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). They arose both during a person’s rest and during the performance of any tasks...<<<Read More>>>....