Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map, they say, could help scientists figure out how learning changes the human brain, too.

We all know how mind mapping can help us organize our thoughts and ideas, and make it easier for us to solve problems ...

Imagine for a moment if we could build a complete wiring diagram of a human brain – to map in detail every one of the hundred trillion or so synapses and roughly hundred billion neurons together ...

Wiring diagram lays out connections between nearly 140,000 neurons and reveals new types of nerve cell.

The effect is striking, accentuated by the three-dimensional treatment given to the Hauptbahnhof and its distinctive tower in the middle of the map. For me, this diagram ticks all the boxes: ...

Start by developing an up-to-date inventory of all network assets, along with a mapping diagram that outlines both the current and desired future states of the network.