Brains, worms and computer chips have striking similarities
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 18:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have discovered striking similarities between the human brain, the nervous system of a worm, and a computer chip. Using data that is largely in the public domain, including magnetic resonance imaging data from human brains, a map of the nematode's nervous system, and a standard computer chip, they examined how the elements in each system are networked together.