#Brainmodeling

A landmark study from Stanford Medicine unveils an AI-driven digital twin of the mouse brain, focused on the visual cortex—the area that processes what we see. Reported in Nature, the work promises to reshape how scientists design experiments by enabling rapid, virtual testing that complements experiments in living animals.

The digital twin functions like a high-fidelity flight simulator for the brain. It runs on large datasets collected from live mice whose neural activity was mapped while they watched action-filled videos. According to senior author Dr. Andreas Tolias, a precise brain model enables experiments that can later be validated in vivo, saving time and resources.