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Research

Salk Scientists ADVANCING EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND CURE BRAIN DISORDERS

Joseph Ecker

It takes billions of cells to make a human brain , and scientists have long struggled to map this complex network of neurons . Now , dozens of research teams around the country , led in part by Salk scientists , have made inroads into creating an atlas of the mouse brain as a first step toward a human brain atlas .

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