Maps, Measurements, and Experiments

Chapter 9 of How the Brain Works: Maps, Measurements, and Experiments.

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Yao 2023 Figure 2a, Pallium-Glut similarity embedding
Z. Yao, C. T. J. van Velthoven, M. Kunst and coauthors
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Yao 2023 Figure 2b, six Pallium-Glut coronal sections
Z. Yao, C. T. J. van Velthoven, M. Kunst and coauthors
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Dorkenwald 2024 Figure 1e, annotated polyadic synapse
S. Dorkenwald, A. Matsliah, A. R. Sterling and coauthors / FlyWire Consortium
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Standing female Drosophila melanogaster
Hannah Davis
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Standing female Drosophila melanogaster — Hannah Davis. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Standing_female_Drosophila_melanogaster.jpg
Dorkenwald 2024 Figure 1a, whole-brain reconstruction
S. Dorkenwald, A. Matsliah, A. R. Sterling and coauthors / FlyWire Consortium
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MICrONS 2025 Figure 4a, mouse and sampled-volume subregion
The MICrONS Consortium; mouse drawing adapted from Mahalingam et al.
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MICrONS Explorer synaptic-connectivity illustration
MICrONS Consortium / MICrONS Explorer
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Video demonstration of the Neuroglancer interface for the H01 dataset (Movie S1)
Alexander Shapson-Coe
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Video demonstration of the Neuroglancer interface for the H01 dataset (Movie S1) — Alexander Shapson-Coe. Zenodo record 10875298. CC BY 4.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10875298
Shiu et al. 2024 title and author crop
P. K. Shiu, G. R. Sterne, N. Spiller and coauthors
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Shiu et al. 2024 title and author crop — P. K. Shiu, G. R. Sterne, N. Spiller and coauthors. CC BY 4.0. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07763-9
Shiu 2024 Figure 2c, complete confusion matrix
P. K. Shiu, G. R. Sterne, N. Spiller and coauthors
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Randi 2023 Figure 3c, measured versus predicted responses
F. Randi, A. Sharma, S. Dvali and coauthors
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Research references

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How this film was made

Created and editorially directed by Anders Lunde using a custom production system developed over six months. AI assists research, drafting, programming, and visual production; I review and edit the material and make the final editorial decisions. Narration uses text-to-speech. Visuals combine custom-built scientific animations, AI-generated reconstructions, and credited scientific imagery.

Generated reconstructions illustrate scientific interpretations. They are distinct from photographs, specimens, and measured data.

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Visual credits

Yao 2023 Figure 2a, Pallium-Glut similarity embedding

Yao 2023 Figure 2b, six Pallium-Glut coronal sections

Dorkenwald 2024 Figure 1e, annotated polyadic synapse

Standing female Drosophila melanogaster

Dorkenwald 2024 Figure 1a, whole-brain reconstruction

MICrONS 2025 Figure 4a, mouse and sampled-volume subregion

MICrONS Explorer synaptic-connectivity illustration

Video demonstration of the Neuroglancer interface for the H01 dataset (Movie S1)

Shiu et al. 2024 title and author crop

Shiu 2024 Figure 2c, complete confusion matrix

Randi 2023 Figure 3c, measured versus predicted responses

Research references

How this film was made