In astronomical terminology, the new moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore in conjunction with the Sun as seen from Earth. At this time, the dark (unilluminated) portion of the Moon faces almost directly toward Earth, so that the Moon is not visible to the naked eye.

The meaning of the phrase new moon was the first visible crescent of the Moon, after conjunction with the Sun. This takes place over the western horizon in a brief period between sunset and moonset, and therefore the precise time and even the date of the appearance of the new moon by this definition will be influenced by the geographical location of the observer. The astronomical new moon, sometimes known as the dark moon to avoid confusion, occurs by definition at the moment of conjunction in ecliptic longitude with the Sun, when the Moon is invisible from the Earth. This moment is unique and does not depend on location, and under certain circumstances it is coincident with a solar eclipse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_moon

These sites may have been used in collecting bits for the collage:
http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2010/01/a_moon-stravaganza.php
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/214812main_EarthMoon-browse.jpg
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/hubble_moon.html
http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/BROWSE/earth_moon_1.html
http://www.nasaimages.org/
http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/proteins.html
http://www.fastcompany.com/1697779/coming-soon-a-brain-x-prize
http://cbd.ucsd.edu/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorelei-ranveig/2294885580/sizes/o/in/photostream/
http://www.healthjockey.com/2008/11/25/brain-neurons-can-remodel-their-connection-say-scientists/
http://thetechjournal.com/science/neuron-implantation-can-rewire-brain-itself.xhtml
http://medgadget.com/archives/2008/10/brain_neurons_used_as_components_for_computer_circuit.html
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/09/19/inside-steves-brain.html
http://www.wholeo.net/Trips/Wholeo/BooksOnline/WinA/WinA48-49.htm
http://www.pisqa.com/01/migraine-gentle-on-not-the-brain-study-finds/a-brain-in-the-exhibition-brain-the-inside-story-in-new-york/
http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2007/263.html
http://www.uky.edu/Pharmacy/research/Brain.htm