I try to start every year with a good ‘old-fashioned’ neuron drawing, just to remind myself of my origins. Here is what I have been working on in January:
This ended up being more abstract than my usual drawings so I named it Reticular Theory, a now obsolete belief that cells in the nervous system are fused together into a single continuous network – pioneered by Nobel laureate Camillo Golgi.
Consider it a reminder that even the best scientists sometimes get things wrong, and we don’t need to sweep that under the carpet. Science is an endless project. Our most popular theories may someday look ridiculous. It’s OK to change our mind.
Happy 2024 everyone.