Ever wanted to fly through a neocortical column? Yeah, me too. The bad news is that, until I manage to shrink myself to the micron level, such a flight is probably impossible. This computer simulated video is probably the closest I'll get.
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That's awesome. The rest of the videos are cool too.
Ah, very cool. So this is a video from the Blue Brain Project? Looks nice.