“We have successfully uncovered and mapped the most comprehensive long-distance network of the Macaque monkey brain, which is essential for understanding the brain’s behavior, complexity, dynamics and computation,” Dr. Modha says. “We can now gain unprecedented insight into how information travels and is processed across the brain.
“We have collated a comprehensive, consistent, concise, coherent, and colossal network spanning the entire brain and grounded in anatomical tracing studies that is a stepping stone to both fundamental and applied research in neuroscience and cognitive computing.”
The scientists focused on the long-distance network of 383 brain regions and 6,602 long-distance brain connections that travel through the brain’s white matter, which are like the “interstate highways” between far-flung brain regions, he explained, while short-distance gray matter connections (based on neurons) constitute “local roads” within a brain region and its sub-structures.
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That’s great, but when will they apply this to making my internet faster?
That’s great, but when will they apply this to making super-cool robots?
That’s great but quite a bit to remember, what do I need to know specifically to stick more vadge?
It starts to look like a datacenter
Give over. All they’ve done is spent a slow afternoon with a spirograph.
@Adrian – Hahahahahahahaha!
I didn’t mean to ‘diss’ their work, it was just the first thing I thought of!
It also appears somebody got a new encyclopedia of the letter ‘C’ for their Birthday! Anyone recall Joey buying ‘V’ from Penn Jillette in ‘Friends’?