9.123 | Fall 2014 | Graduate

Neurotechnology in Action

White Matter Fiber Architecture

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The long-range connections of the white matter fiber of the human brain. Image of white matter fiber architecture in the human is courtesy of the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Consortium of the Human Connectome Project - www.humanconnectomeproject.org.

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White Matter Fiber Architecture
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Top image is a colorful illustration of some of the connections in the human brain, while the bottom schematic shows the design of the Autopatcher apparatus.
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Top image shows the long-range connections of the white matter fiber of the human brain. Bottom schematic shows the Autopatcher, a device used to record automated whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology of neurons in vivo. (Image of white matter fiber architecture in the human (top) is courtesy of the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Consortium of the Human Connectome Project. Schematic of the Autopatcher (bottom) is courtesy of The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Used with permission. CC license BY-NC-SA.)
Credit:
Image of white matter fiber architecture in the human (top) is courtesy of the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Consortium of the Human Connectome Project - www.humanconnectomeproject.org. Schematic of the Autopatcher (bottom) is courtesy of The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Used with permission. CC license BY-NC-SA.
Top image is a colorful illustration of some of the connections in the human brain, while the bottom schematic shows the design of the Autopatcher apparatus.

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