Neurosurgeon here: No

Just for context: parent comment was posted when the submission title was "Human brain is two separate organs, research finds". We've since changed it.

(Perhaps the updated title is less objectionable?)

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ceroxylon an hour ago | parent [-]

The paper title sits better with me, even as a non-expert: "Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain".

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02433-7

	▲	adrian_b 36 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Free preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.02.662771v1

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elendilm an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Argument from authority. Elaborate or nobody cares.

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ajkjk 38 minutes ago | parent [-]

really? conditional on them actually being neurosurgeon, I'd place a lot more stock on it than on a random headline based on their authority alone. So I, for one, care.

Argument from authority is a bad thing specifically when it's used to make incorrect claims on the basis of authority. But authority as a concept still has plenty of merit.

	▲	pixl97 25 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Correct, but an argument from authority requires certification as an authority. Otherwise I'm free to claim I'm an authority on your moms butthole.
	▲	someguynamedq 24 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Authority is a heuristic for which claims are worthy of investigation, not determining their truth