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A new map of some of the connections neurons make in the frontal cortex of a monkey’s brain. From PLOS Computational Biology. Bigger image here.
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This kind of stuff looks real fancy, but it tells us essentially nothing about how the brain processes information.
It appears as if everything is connected to everything else. No wonder there is so much noise in my brain (referencing Carl’s previous post).
*brain explodes upon viewing image*
#3: Lol, you can’t stand being a ‘strange loop’?
to #1: why do you think it tells us nothing? I am no physiologist or else, but I’d guess the people who made up the piccie did it with an aim in mind, not just to get some fancy picture to print on T-Shirts (hey, neat idea! – gonna do it)