Animal Brains, More Beautiful Than You Could Ever Imagine
More than just eye candy, these images are teaching scientists new insights into how the brain is organized
- By Laura Helmuth
- Smithsonian magazine, July-August 2012,
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(Martinos Center For Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital)
The technique Wedeen and colleagues use is called "diffusion spectrum MRI," a variation on an existing technique. By monitoring how water moves along axons and at what angle these brain fibers cross one another, the researchers found a surprisingly geometric pattern. The three-dimensional grid is visible in this detail from a rhesus monkey brain.
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Comments (5)
I would really like to have this on a poster, preferred in 3D of course, but with a picture like that, any thing will do!!!
Posted by Jim on October 30,2012 | 02:25 PM
The detailed image showing the 3D grid of axons reminds me of the wire wrap that was used in electronics. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmschneid/6369702149/
Posted by Joe Schneid on September 15,2012 | 10:27 AM
it's very intresting to see the nerves of brain,how they are scattered looks so flatering! wonderful work of nature.
Posted by mustafa on August 12,2012 | 07:06 PM
the intricacies of our wonderful brain, which far exceeds the capabilities of the smartest super-computer, speaks of intelligent design of our Creator. Chance and time will never duplicate the amazing brain!
Posted by sketch on July 2,2012 | 03:44 PM
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Posted by Seashell on June 27,2012 | 12:01 AM