Cataloging the connections
Viewing the brain as a network may help scientists tackle its complexity
LINKED IN Using brain scanning technologies, scientists can create maps (above) showing the brain’s wiring, consisting of white matter fibers that link different parcels of the brain’s gray matter. The most highly connected parcels, or hubs, are indicated by blue and white dots.
Courtesy of M.P. van den Heuvel
Mapping the human brain is a noble goal, but a rather ill-defined one.