China Aims at Detailed 3D Map of Human Brain

Beijing: Chinese scientists are planning to draw the clearest yet three-dimensional map of the intricate neurons and blood vessels in the human brain.

Why do some brains discover the laws of universe, while others create soul-stirring music or paintings? How is memory and consciousness generated? Their sophisticated structure and the number of neurons are only estimates, Xinhua news agency reported.

Our current methods cannot see most of it, lead researcher Luo Qingming said, adding: “This ambitious project is like taking 3D photos of a huge forest of nearly 100 billion trees... “We aim to develop new methods to obtain a high-resolution map to see clearly how the neural network is connected,” the 52-year-old said. (IANS)

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