Allen Institute video shows neurons connect selectively, skipping thousands
IR444 · reddit · 2026-08-28
A video from the Allen Institute's electron microscopy team shows a blue neuron's axon forming a connection with a distant neuron while linking to some neighbors and skipping thousands of others along the way. Neurons don't connect randomly — connectomics aims to understand what makes these specific connections special.
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