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Pen and Ink Series #19: Interlocking ‘C’s, LA, 2025

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When I was studying neuroanatomy, I saw a cross section of the hippocampus, where it interfaced with the cerebral cortex. In a flat cross section, it looked like a pair of interlocking ‘C’s. This is how the gray matter connects to the rest of the brain.

Edge of the Brain

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I have been using an icon consisting of interlocking ‘C’s in a number of my watercolor studies. My composition below is a visual explanation of that icon. The idea of the interlocking ‘C’s come from a electron micrograph of a cross section of the brain through the hippocampus.  I have expanded in much more detail in […]