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  • 3D model of a heart's neurons

    Creating the first 3D map of the heart's 'brain'

    The heart has its own mini-brain called the intracardiac nervous system (ICN), which fine tunes external autonomic signals and keeps the heart pumping smoothly. The ICN consists of a layer of neurons distributed around the heart that control various cardiac functions.

    Steve Dent
    05.27.2020