Is this the dawn of a new age of discovery? Scientists at Harvard University have made a map of a tiny part of the human brain, and their findings are mind-blowing.
Stunning research reveals how little we know
Spectacular: Scientists modelled a cubic millimetre of brain revealing new patterns and links (above). Glossary
Neuroscientist - Neuroscience is the study of the brain and nervous system. There is a lot of overlap between neuroscience and psychology, but neuroscientists tend to focus more on the way that nerves function.
Synapse - The point at which signals move from one nerve cell to another.
Pixels - The smallest unit of an image on a screen.
Epilepsy - The symptoms of epilepsy include blackouts and violent shaking. It was also known as "the falling sickness".
Cortex - The outer layer of an organ, especially the brain.
Harvard University - One of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the USA.
Electron microscopes - A device which uses a beam of electrons to make a big image of a small object.
Neurons - Neurons, also known as nerve cells, are cells in the nervous system that use chemical or electrical signals to transmit information throughout the body.
James Webb Space Telescope - A high resolution space telescope that overtook the capabilities of the Hubble telescope. It was launched in December 2021.