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The entire human brain in ‘unprecedented’ detail, thanks to powerful MRI

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say their high-resolution MRIs of a complete, intact human brain are “unprecedented.”

Scientists are very careful about claiming that no one else has ever done something before — the last thing they need is some overlooked lab saying,— but researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are confident they’re on solid ground. Their high-resolution MRIs of a complete, intact human brain, they say, are “unprecedented.”

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