With the help of science and technology, we are now working to understand the human brain more closely than ever before. IIT Madras’ Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Center (SGBC) is producing high-resolution digital 3D images of the human brain through a special technology. The aim of the research is to create a detailed map of brain cells and their structure, which may help in understanding stroke and other brain-related diseases. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the initiative in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on 25 October 2026 and called it globally important.

More than 100 human brains will be mapped

Under the project, underway at the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Center at IIT Madras, the aim is to map over 100 human brains in 3D. In which the brain will be studied at different stages of life from fetal stage to old age. Through this, scientists will be able to gather information about the structure and cells of the brain. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised this research in the 139th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’. He said that this technology is creating high-resolution digital images of the human brain.

It will help to understand stroke and brain diseases

The research also includes an atlas of more than 1,000 detailed sections of the brain affected by stroke. These can study changes in neuronal health, inflammation, damage to the blood-brain barrier, and lack of oxygen. This can help doctors and scientists understand the causes of brain diseases and find new ways to treat them. Also, relationships between changes in brain cells and signals seen in medical imaging will be explored.

The data will be processed by Param Shakti supercomputer

The data obtained from 3D mapping of the brain is quite large and complex. The country’s powerful Param Shakti supercomputer is being used to process it. Through this technology, the human brain obtained after death is converted into a digital 3D map.

Researchers around the world will benefit

More than 200 researchers, engineers and technicians are working on this project. Apart from this, more than 10 medical institutes of India and more than 30 leading researchers from more than 10 countries are also cooperating in this. The digital atlas prepared has been made available to researchers and medical experts. This is expected to help scientists around the world study the human brain and develop better treatments in the future.