Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

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Scientists have created the most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, mapping every cell and synapse in a cubic millimeter of a mouse’s visual cortex.

From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought ...