3D Hologram to Walk through the Brain

Taking a walk inside your brain sounds like science fiction, but this hologram takes us a step closer, according to the researchers who created it. The team at 3D developers Holoxica in Scotland claim this is the first ever 3D digital hologram of the human brain fibre connections.

Developers say a hologram of a healthy brain was made via a technique called “Fibre Tractography”. The technique tracks nerve fibre pathways inside the brain by measuring the movement of water molecules in the brain’s white matter.

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Structural change of brain cells caused by depression

The Champalimaud Foundation has just acquired a ultra-high field scanner that can deliver results 10x above the conventional MRI. It can be used in several studies of diseases such as multiple sclerosis or depression.

“In depressed patients, cells change structure, change shape and size. With the method that we have been developing in this lab, it could become possible to study these processes and, hopefully, to see these changes as they occur. Potentially in the future it will be useful for clinicians to select treatments and better diagnosis depression.”

This type of equipment can provide new answers on how the human brain works. Watch the video report here.