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[breyn] / breɪn /




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The new map of neural connections, known as a connectome, extends a previously published fruit fly brain connectome by adding the fly's spinal cord equivalent, called the nerve cord.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

These haters would be his primary constituents and populate his brain trust if he wins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A long-standing idea in neuroscience holds that the brain acts as a centralized controller that decides which actions an animal will perform.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The finished connectome shows how each neuron connects with other neurons in the brain and nerve cord at the level of individual synapses.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

In Phineas's case, the tamping iron passed through the frontal cortex, leaving the rest of his brain relatively unharmed.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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