ESA picture of the week

Coronal slab visualization of a whole brain tractogram.

An image generated by Ben Jeurissen was chosen as "picture of the week" on the website from the European Space Agency!

Researchers from the Universities of Antwerp, Leuven and Liège are studying microgravity induced neuroplasticity in astronauts. Pre- and post-flight data is currently being acquired that will elucidate changes in the structural and functional brain wiring as a consequence of microgravity.