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The pattern of brain activation (red, yellow) and deactivation (blue, green) in the left hemisphere when listening to stories while in the MRI scanner is pictured in this undated handout image. Neuroscientists have devised the most comprehensive map ever made of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions like abstract thought, language and memory. Matthew F. Glasser, David C. Van Essen/Handout via REUTERS