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Brain Diseases

The beautiful brain

NIH’s YouTube Channel, NIHOD, recently featured a data visualization of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the human brain video. An MRI is a medical imaging procedure used to help examine the inside of the human body. This eye-catching video shows greater detail of the hippocampus, a brain region that helps you create new memories. The data visualization helps researchers map out entire brain-wide circuits, and provides a new, cool way to look at the human brain. 

Image credit: NIH

July 14, 2017

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