Brain from above and below. Handcolored steel engraving by Corbie of a drawing by Leveille from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masse’s ‘Petit Atlas complet d’Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain,’ Paris, 1864, published by Mequignon-Marvis. Masse’s ‘Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body’ was first published in 1848 and went through many editions. (Photo by: Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The human brain, with its intricate web of neurons firing in synchrony, has long been regarded as the epicentre of creativity and artistic…
