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That's a microscopic focus small enough to see the whole brain on a cellular level.
Researchers created very thin sections of brain tissue and took photographs at very high resolution as they went.
There is a medical reason why they did this.
The data obtained can be used to help model how the brain works on a fundamental level, and the ultimate goal is to develop an atlas that shows the connections between brain cells.