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Sneha Khedkar

New 3D map charted with Google AI reveals 'mysterious but beautiful' slice of human brain

Colorful, rainbow colored rendering of thousands of neurons from a brain sample that have been assembled in a map.

Researchers have mapped a tiny sliver of the human brain on an unprecedented scale, vividly detailing each brain cell, or neuron, and the intricate networks they form with other cells.

The groundbreaking brain map, which was constructed by Harvard and Google researchers, reveals roughly 57,000 neurons, 9 inches (230 millimeters) of blood vessels and 150 million synapses, or the connection points between neurons.

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