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Brain Wiring a No-brainer?

Scans reveal astonishingly simple 3D grid structure — NIH-funded study

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Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012.  The brain appears to be wired more like the checkerboard streets of New York City than the curvy lanes of Columbia, Md., suggests a new brain imaging study. The most detailed images, to date, reveal a pervasive 3D grid structure with no diagonals, say scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Close up DSI image of 3D wiring in a monkey brain
Detail from DSI scan shows fabric-like 3D grid structure…

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