On December 4, University of California San Diego researchers completed a 53-hour procedure methodically slicing and sectioning an entire human brain. The process was recorded and broadcast via ...

Inside a Brain Bank, Where Humans’ Most Precious Organ Is Dissected and Studied Unlike organ transplants, brains are used primarily to support research of some of the most widespread and ...

The human brain is a complex system comprising 1010 non-linear units (neurons) that interact in 1015 sites (synapses). Considering such an astonishing level of complexity and heterogeneity, it is ...

Over 100 hours of scanning has yielded a 3-D picture of the whole human brain that’s more detailed than ever before. The new view, enabled by a powerful MRI, has the resolution potentially to ...

Human Brain Map Gets a Bold New Update The new Allen Brain Atlas combines neuroimaging and tissue staining to offer an unprecedented level of resolution ...

Researchers have created the largest atlas of human brain cells so far, revealing more than 3,000 cell types — many of which are new to science. The work, published in a package of 21 papers ...