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Connectomics is the study of the brain’s structural and functional connections between cells, which is visualized as a connectome. The connectome is a map of all neural connections in a brain and connectomics is the mapping of these connections.

Harvard neuroscientist seeks to capture synapse-level connectome data from a mouse brain

The human brain is a tangled highway of wires emanating from nearly 100 billion neurons, all of which communicate across trillions of junctions called synapses. "Depressingly complex," Harvard neuroscientist Jeff Lichtman calls it.

9 Oct 2023

Three new projects launched to map neuronal connections in the mouse and macaque brains

A complete map of all the connections in an entire mammalian brain may be in sight. Allen Institute researchers have just launched three new projects to construct large, detailed maps of neuronal connections in sections of the mouse and macaque brains, with an eye toward creating full wiring diagrams of these animals' brains in the future.

26 Sep 2023

Multiple subtypes of major depressive disorder identified using brain imaging

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is not only among the most common mental illnesses, affecting over 8% of Americans, but it is also extremely variable from one person to another.

27 Jun 2023

Humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys

New findings in color vision research imply that humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys do.

28 Apr 2023

Structure of the irregular neuronal connection strengths contains a hidden order, study finds

In the brain, our perception arises from a complex interplay of neurons that are connected via synapses. But the number and strength of connections between certain types of neurons can vary.

14 Oct 2022

USC’s new center aims to address unmet needs in neurodegenerative diseases of the eye and brain

Could a new paradigm in digital health treat blinding disorders and possibly also be a conduit for treating other parts of the brain? A multi-disciplinary team of world-renowned researchers at USC are exploring this exciting possibility.

28 Jan 2022

USC Stevens INI launches a $3 million study to solve some puzzles about Parkinson's disease

The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (USC Stevens INI), part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has launched a $3 million study that will unite researchers and data from 20 countries to answer some of the most pressing questions about Parkinson's disease (PD).

11 Sep 2021

Brain’s structural and functional alignment can vary with sex, age and may be genetic, study suggests

The degree to which the brain's wiring aligns with its patterns of activity can vary with sex and age, and may be genetic, suggests a study published by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study finds that this alignment may also have implications on cognition.

16 Aug 2021

AI networks based on brain connectivity can perform cognitive tasks efficiently

A new study shows that artificial intelligence networks based on human brain connectivity can perform cognitive tasks efficiently.

9 Aug 2021

First pathoconnectome shows how eye disease alters retinal circuitry

Scientists from the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah have achieved another first in the field of connectomics, which studies the synaptic connections between neurons.

30 Sep 2020

Neuroimaging study reveals structural changes in the brain of migraine patients

A neuroimaging study recently published in the journal Cephalalgia, the official journal of the International Headache Society, shared more evidence of structural changes in the brain of migraine patients.

13 Jan 2020

Researchers use 3D electron microscopy to unravel dense networks in the cerebral cortex

Unlike any other organ, our brains contain extremely densely packed networks of membranous cables that are used by our about 86 billion nerve cells for communication amongst each other.

24 Oct 2019

Quanterix announces recipients of annual Accelerator Grant Program

Quanterix Corporation, a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, today announced Shelli Kesler, Ph.

From Quanterix 3 Oct 2019

Study reveals first complete wiring diagram of an animal's nervous system

In a study published online today in Nature, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe the first complete wiring diagram of the nervous system of an animal, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, used by scientists worldwide as a model organism.

4 Jul 2019

Study provides insight into brain network connectivity in patients with psychotic disorders

Researchers from McLean Hospital and Yale University have published findings of their study of large-scale systems in the brain, findings that could improve understanding of the symptoms and causes of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and other mental illnesses.

14 May 2019

Using connectomics to gain insight into epilepsy

Abnormalities in structural brain networks and how brain regions communicate may underlie a variety of disorders, including epilepsy, which is one focus of a two-part Special Issue on the Brain Connectome in Brain Connectivity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

27 Mar 2019

Pittsburgh research team studies big brain data for complex brain disorders

The National Science Foundation BIGDATA program awarded $1,200,000 to a research team led by the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering to study the big brain data for complex brain disorders and design new algorithms that address computational challenges in multi-site collaborative data mining.

21 Dec 2018

NSF awards funding to cross-disciplinary projects to conduct research on neural and cognitive systems

The National Science Foundation has awarded funding to 18 cross-disciplinary projects to conduct innovative research on neural and cognitive systems.

12 Sep 2018

BAM Project authors propose creation of national network of neurotechnology centers

The authors of the original proposal for the Brain Activity Map (BAM) Project, which inspired the White House's BRAIN Initiative, issued today a position statement in Neuron proposing the creation of a national network of neurotechnology centers.

16 Oct 2015

Diagnosing traumatic brain injury through a blood test: an interview with Dr Korley

The severity of traumatic brain injury is currently crudely classified as mild, moderate or severe. However, often patients referred to as mild have debilitating symptoms that are not “mild”. Additionally, there are patients currently classified as moderate or severe who regain their pre-injury functional status whereas others don’t.

1 Sep 2015