White matter fiber tracts in the adult human brain. Image: Zeynep Saygin

Visualizing the Brain

Anne Trafton |

White matter fiber tracts in the adult human brain. Image: Zeynep Saygin

Zeynep Saygin, a postdoc in Nancy Kanwisher’s lab uses a technology known as diffusion-weighted MR imaging to reveal long-range connections in the brain.

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