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GeekWire · 23d

Scientists unveil new wiring diagram tracing millions of connections in a bit of brain tissue

Researchers say they have mapped more than 200,000 cells in a cubic millimeter of brain tissue and have traced how they're all connected.
Smithsonian Magazine · 22d

In a World First, Researchers Mapped Part of a Mouse’s Brain in Incredible Detail. It’s a Leap Forward for Neuroscience

The 3D brain map includes more than 200,000 cells, 523 million synapses and over two miles of axons, representing the most detailed wiring diagram of a piece of mammal brain ever constructed
Icon for www.eurekalert.orgEurekAlert! · 24d

Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date

SEATTLE, WASH. — From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the brain. In 1979, famed molecular ...
Icon for hackaday.comHackaday · Apr 29, 2021

ASCII Schematic Diagrams

While we wouldn’t want to document a computer motherboard with ASCII schematics, it’s great for a quick-and-dirty circuit diagrams. Not exactly schematics, but [Duckman] has some Arduino ...
Icon for hackaday.comHackaday · Feb 1, 2017

Early Electromechanical Circuits

So the additional relay allows a circuit that’s independent of the coherer — a sort of mechanical amplifier. Notice that the diagram shows the use of U-shaped electromagnets for the relays.
Reuters · 23d

Scientists produce painstaking wiring diagram of a mouse's brain

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved in vision, an achievement that could offer insight into how the human brain works.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jun 3, 2023

Models of electrical circuits

We can see how circuits work, and represent them with some simple diagrams, using basic electrical components like these. You start with a cell, or combination of cells. These could be batteries ...
Tech Xplore on MSN.com · 8d

Diagram-based language streamlines optimization of complex coordinated systems

Coordinating complicated interactive systems, whether it's the different modes of transportation in a city or the various components that must work together to make an effective and efficient robot, is an increasingly important subject for software designers to tackle.
Geeky Gadgets · 4d

Master Microsoft Visio : Create Stunning Diagrams Like a Pro for Beginners 2025

Learn how to create professional diagrams, flowcharts, and organizational charts with this beginner-friendly Microsoft Visio tutorial.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 30, 2022

Introduction to circuits

We can see how circuits work, and represent them with some simple diagrams, using basic electrical components like these. You start with a cell, or combination of cells. These could be batteries ...
Scientific American · 22d

Biggest Brain Map Ever Shows Mouse Neurons in Stunning Detail

Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a cubic millimetre of a mouse’s brain tissue. In a landmark achievement, the diagram also details the activity of individual neurons on a large scale―a neuroscience first.
The Ticker · 2d

Bench to Bedside: The world’s first complete connectome of cortex

In a landmark study published in Nature, researchers from the Allen Institute at the Baylor College of Medicine and Princeton University achieved a feat once deemed impossible: mapping every single synaptic connection and recording the activity of over 84,
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · 22d

Scientists Create Comprehensive Circuit Diagram of Mammalian Brain

The author writes, “The most comprehensive circuit diagram of neurons in a mammalian brain has been created by scientists, providing groundbreaking insights into the mystery of how the brain works.
Icon for medicalxpress.comMedical Xpress · 24d

Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date

The wiring diagram and its data, freely available through the MICrONS Explorer, are 1.6 petabytes in size (equivalent to 22 years of non-stop HD video), and offer never-before-seen insight into ...