▁bond ed ▁in ▁an ▁ordered ▁array ▁to ▁a ▁glass ▁covers lip , ▁st ained , ▁and ▁im aged . ▁ ▁The ▁public ▁method ology ▁for ▁this ▁technique ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁journal ▁Ne ur on ▁( j ournal ) ▁with ▁Krist ina ▁M iche va , ▁and ▁was ▁expanded ▁upon ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁article , ▁also ▁in ▁Ne ur on ▁( j ournal ), ▁with ▁M iche va , ▁Brad ▁Bus se , ▁Nicolas ▁We iler , ▁and ▁Nancy ▁O ' R our ke . ▁ ▁In ▁util izing ▁array ▁tom ography , ▁Smith ▁and ▁his ▁colle agues ▁created ▁three - dimensional ▁models ▁of ▁bra ins ▁in ▁m ice , ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁detail ▁previously ▁un att ain able . ▁ ▁Smith ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁conducted ▁post do ctor al ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁accepted ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁position ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁before ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Stan ford ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Smith ▁Lab ▁Home ▁Page ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : St an ford ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁fac