Alessandra Angelucci and Valerio Pascucci, University of Utah (IMAGE)
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Alessandra Angelucci (right), a University of Utah professor of ophthalmology and visual science, and University of Utah computer science professor Valerio Pascucci stand in front of a computer model of a cluster of neurons scanned from a primate's brain.
They have developed software that maps out a monkey's brain and more easily creates a 3-D model, providing a more complete picture of how the brain is wired. This method of visualizing the brain could help medical researchers better understand what happens to the human brain after it is affected by conditions such as autism, depression, anxiety or retinal degeneration.
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University of Utah College of Engineering/Dan Hixson
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