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Deciphering the Language of the Brain


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Whole brain for imaging research

Multi-color image of whole brain for brain imaging research. This image was created using a computer image processing program (called SUMA), which is used to make sense of data generated by functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).

Credit: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health

Understanding how brains work is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our times, but despite the impression sometimes given in the popular press, researchers are still a long way from some basic levels of understanding.

From Scientific American
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