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What a look at more than 3,000 kinds of cells in the human brain tells us

Analyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operate

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A deep look at the collections of cellular residents in the human brain offers hints about how it grows and works.

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By Laura Sanders

A new look at the human brain is beginning to reveal the inner lives of its cellular residents.

The human brain holds a dizzying collection of diverse cells, and no two brains are the same, cellularly speaking.