'GPS' for the Brain (image)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Hebrew University and Harvard researchers have developed a method to map the circuitry of the brain with a "Neuronal Positioning System" (NPS) similar to how a Global Positioning System (GPS) triangulates our location on the planet.

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(Photo credit: Dr. Shlomo Tsuriel and Dr. Alex Binshtok, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

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