3-D Map of Blood Vessels in Cerebral Cortex Holds Suprises, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Study

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today!

Blood vessels within a sensory area of the mammalian brain loop and connect in unexpected ways, a new map has revealed. The study, published June 9 in the early online edition of Nature Neuroscience, describes vascular architecture within a well-known region of the cerebral cortex and explores what that structure means for functional imaging of the brain and the onset of a kind of dementia.

Hey, check out all the engineering jobs. Post your resume today!

MORE ON THIS TOPIC