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- This article discusses a new method for mapping the brain's neural connections, known as the "connectome." The connectome is a comprehensive map of all the neural connections in the brain.

- The researchers used a technique called "expansion microscopy" to physically enlarge brain tissue samples, allowing them to visualize the fine details of neural connections with greater clarity and resolution.

- This improved mapping technique could lead to a better understanding of how the brain's neural networks are organized and how they function, which has important implications for neuroscience research and the study of brain disorders.

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