Cell cover: neocortical neurons
At Blue Brain Project, scientists and engineers collaborate on the digital reconstruction and simulation of the rat brain and ultimately of the human brain. This illustration was designed for a major publication on the neocortical microcircuit in Cell journal. The tall pyramidal cells in the foreground are the largest neocortical neurons within this microscopic jungle. From the depths of layer 5, they reach out towards upper layers to receive electrochemical signals – via synaptic transmission – from other neurons and send signals to distant regions in the brain. This is a view inside the complex and highly organised neuronal architecture of the brain.
This was published in Cell issue n°163 published in October 2015.
It was then used in a number of subsequent publications of the Swiss Embassy.
Later this was featured at the Eye on Science 2017 exhibit in Zürich.
It's also in permanent display at the Swiss National Science Foundation.
At last, this is displayed at Blue Brain offices in Campus Biotech, Geneva, alongside other illustrations I designed.
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