Pyr is for Pyramidal

Fly through the impressive complexity of a pyramidal neuron. This cell type typically has thousands of excitatory connections with other cells in the brain. There are around 100,000 pyramidal neurons in just one cubic mm of cortex.
Neuroscience teamwork by Seung Lab of Princeton University, the Allen Institute, and Baylor College of Medicine. Funded by IARPA MICrONS and the US Brain Initiative. Render by Amy Robinson Sterling using Cinema 4D and Otoy's Octane.