My illustration on the subject of motor neurone disease has been used on the cover of this month's Journal of Anatomy.
The idea is of a motor neuron 'tree' with the nerve endings (dendrites) forming the branches, the axon the trunk and the roots being formed by the terminal endings. I wanted to show the tree - usually something strong, natural and healthy, slowly deteriorating with the addition of a woodpecker pecking away at the neuron trunk, showing the damage in a gentle, subtle way.
The image was originally created as a test piece for 'The Lancet' but was never used, so it's good to see it finally see the light of day!
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