Diagram of the network of neurons in an insect brain. Johns Hopkins University & University of Cambridge hide caption toggle caption Johns Hopkins University & University of Cambridge Short Wave Why scientists just mapped every synapse in a fly brain March 29, 2023 • To really understand the human brain, scientists say you'd have to map its wiring. The only problem: there are more than 100 trillion different connections to find, trace and characterize. But a team of scientists has made a big stride toward this goal, a complete wiring diagram of a teeny, tiny brain: the fruit fly larva. Why scientists just mapped every synapse in a fly brain Listen · 11:29 11:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1166541020/1166693688" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Getty Images Opinion 13.7: Cosmos And Culture How Does Molecular Action In The Brain Make Thoughts? September 28, 2016 • The hope is that the connectome, a map of all neural connections, will somehow address how physical processes are connected with consciousness, says commentator Marcelo Gleiser.
iStockphoto Opinion 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Making A Brain Map That We Can Use January 16, 2015 • Commentator Alva Noë examines whether the quest to model the brain at the level of the individual neuron — the connectome project — is looking for understanding in the wrong place.
