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The connectome project: discovering the wiring of the brain

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Using neuroimaging, researchers are succesfully mapping neural connectivity and in the process creating vivid "brainbows."

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cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students
XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 18, Issue 1
Neuroscience and Computing: Technology on the Brain
Fall 2011
37 pages
ISSN:1528-4972
EISSN:1528-4980
DOI:10.1145/2000775
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