A three-dimensional model of the brain is created by remote supercomputers and is displayed locally on a graphics workstation.
Control panels permit scientists to vary parameters of the modeling and display.
Sending information at a rate almost a million times faster than a standard modem on a home computer, the link opens up a new era in scientific visual experimentation. LBL's Bill Johnston was instrumental in the development of the network. The collaboration also includes Professor Domenico Ferrari and Professor Randy Katz of UC Berkeley. Johnston notes that images and video are becoming integral to more and more research. Until now, the vast amounts of digital information inherent in images, along with the processing and storage demands, have retarded the growth of image-based research.