First ever 3D brain scan looks like rainbow of entangled noodles…

Ever wonder what goes on in your head when you do things such as think, walk down the stairs, smell a flower, etc? For some time now, scientists and researchers have known some basic information about the brain and how it functions. One thing to make note of though is that even today, scientists aren’t that comfortable in their breadth of knowledge involving the brain.

That’s where an unconventional brain scanning method used by raiology professor of Harvard, Van Wedeen. His new scans have been dubbed the diagrams of the “connectome”. The real excitement to get all nerdy about is that these scans actually depict (in 3D) all of the neurons and other connections within the brain.

The hope is to of course gain a more thorough understanding and grasp of how the brain works as well as the deeper interactions within the brain, down to the very level at which electronic signals take place.

It’s all extremely geeky, scientific, and technical so if you’re in search of some real brain food. Have at it with the links below.

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