Connectome
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A connectome is a comprehensive map of neural connections in the brain, and may be thought of as its "wiring diagram". These maps are available in varying levels of detail. A functional connectome sho
Tractographic reconstruction of neural connections via DTI
Brain
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The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It consists of nervous tissue and is typically located in the head, usually near
Brain of a chimpanzee
Model of a human brain
Cross section of the olfactory bulb of a rat, stained in two different ways at the same time: one stain shows neuronal cell bodies, the other shows receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA.
Neurons generate electrical signals that travel along their axons. When an electrical impulse reaches a junction called a synapse, it causes a neurotransmitter to be released, which binds to receptors on other cells and thereby alters their electrical activity.