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.

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