neurolove: Have you heard about the Human Connectome Project? The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is trying to map out all the structural and functional connections of the brain within and across individuals.  For instance, this image shows structural connections between different parts of the brain by using diffusion spectral imaging (DSI).  This basically uses the fact that white matter has long axons in which water will show directionality- and we can detect that directionality to make an image of the connections.  This is a huge, but important, undertaking- and besides which, the images are simply stunning. Also, don’t forget about NeuroLove on twitter!

neurolove:

Have you heard about the Human Connectome Project?

The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is trying to map out all the structural and functional connections of the brain within and across individuals.  For instance, this image shows structural connections between different parts of the brain by using diffusion spectral imaging (DSI).  This basically uses the fact that white matter has long axons in which water will show directionality- and we can detect that directionality to make an image of the connections.  This is a huge, but important, undertaking- and besides which, the images are simply stunning.

Also, don’t forget about NeuroLove on twitter!