Study shows map of brain connectivity changes during development

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 12:34 in Biology & Nature

Connected highways of nerve cells carry information to and from different areas of the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Scientists are trying to draw a complete atlas of these connections -- sometimes referred to as the "connectome" -- to gain a better understanding of how the brain functions in health and disease.

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