Landmark Achievement: Precise Map of Mouse Brain's Visual Centers Unveiled
After nine years of painstaking work, an international team has created a precise map of a mouse brain's visual centers. This is the largest and most detailed rendering of neural circuits in a mammalian brain to date. The map reveals the intricate structures and functional systems of mammalian perception and promises to accelerate research into normal brain function (seeing, memory, navigation) and neurological disorders like autism and schizophrenia. The study, published in Nature, used AI to trace tens of thousands of neurons and billions of connections, combining this structural data with functional brain imaging to link structure and function. This groundbreaking work paves the way for a digital transformation of brain science, opening doors to unprecedented discoveries in neuroscience.
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