Incredible 'brain dictionary' reveals how our minds understand language: Model shows the exact locations where we store thousands of words until we need to use them

When thinking of a word it may seem like its meaning is plucked from the ether, but new research has revealed the brain uses a highly organised system for storing words based on their meaning and context. Scientists in the US have produced a'semantic atlas' that pinpoints where in the brain definitions of individual words are stored, in stunning detail, and it could lead to a map of the brain that helps experts decode people's inner thoughts. The mesmerising atlas shows the words in vivid colours and multiple dimensions and it has been dubbed the'brain's dictionary.' New research has revealed that the brain uses a highly organised archiving system for language, where words are grouped by related meaning and context (pictured). Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley produced an atlas pinpointing where in the brain definitions of individual words are stored, illustrating the brain's semantic system in stunning detail The model shows that rather than every word having its own chunk of brain real estate, networks of words are grouped together. Different parts of the brain are given over to different tasks, such as the vision, hearing or emotional processing.