Charting the Hidden World of the Brain: A tale of lasers, magnets, and fish

Brain_Mapping_square_wotext-1Recent advances in biology and physics have enabled the creation of exquisitely detailed maps of the brain that describe the structure and function of specific brain regions or even individual cells. We will discuss the technologies behind these maps as well as the insights they have revealed about how complex phenomena like behaviors and emotions can emerge from a squishy glob of cells.