Fibre architecture of the human hippocampus (IMAGE)

Human Brain Project

Fibre architecture of the human hippocampus

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Detail of a human brain section showing the architecture of fibres down to single axons in the hippocampus, revealed by 3D Polarized Light Imaging. Colours represent 3D fibre orientations highlighting pathways of individual fibres and tracts.

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Markus Axer and Katrin Amunts, INM-1, Forschungszentrum Jülich

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