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June 25, 2013

A revolutionary new 3D digital brain atlas
Montreal, China (SPX) Jun 25, 2013
Imagine being able to zoom into the brain to see various cells the way we zoom into Google maps of the world and can see houses on a street. And keep in mind that the brain is considered the most complex structure in the universe with 86 billion neurons. Zooming in is now possible thanks to a new brain atlas with unprecedented resolution. BigBrain is the first 3D microstructural model of the entire human brain, and is free and publicly available to researchers world-wide. "The BigBrain atlas ... read more

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China province to abolish teacher HIV tests: report

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