Diffusion Spectrum Image of Human Brain (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Diffusion Spectrum Image of Human Brain

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This diffusion spectrum image shows brain wiring in a healthy human adult. The thread-like structures are nerve bundles, each containing hundreds of thousands of nerve fibers.

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Van J. Wedeen, M.D., MGH/Harvard University

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