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University of Arizona College of Engineering

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fMRI scans show 'hot spots' of human brain activity as subjects perform memory tasks. The brain contains 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, with 100 trillion connections, or synapses.

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Courtesy of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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