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Image of a large white nerve cell with long projections that are covered with green spots (synapses) and fine webbing of blue fibers, representing axons.
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A single neuron is shown with 5,600 of the nerve fibers (blue) that connect to it. The synapses that make these connections are in green.
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Google Research & Lichtman Lab, Harvard University. Renderings by D. Berger, Harvard
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A single neuron is shown with 5,600 of the nerve fibers (blue) that connect to it. The synapses that make these connections are in green.
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Image of a large white nerve cell with long projections that are covered with green spots (synapses) and fine webbing of blue fibers, representing axons.