Synapse neural pathways

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      <div class="kicker">CONNECTED THINKING / DIAGRAMS</div>
      <h1>Synapse neural pathways</h1>
      <p>
        A stylized neural network reveals weighted links between layers. Activate an input to trace
        a simulated forward pass.
      </p>
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      ><span class="badge" id="input-label">INPUT 01 SELECTED</span>
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  <footer>Original diagram · local demonstration · no network requests</footer>
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