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Human brain mapped in 3-D with high resolution

“BigBrain” model, the most detailed atlas yet, could improve brain scanning tools and neurosurgeons’ navigation

By Meghan Rosen

- More than 2 years ago

A new 3-D map of the brain is the best thing since sliced cold cuts, at least to some neuroscientists.

A BIG BRAIN PROJECT By slicing a brain into ultrathin sheets and digitally pasting them together, researchers have created the first 3-D high-resolution map of the human brain.