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3 unusual facts about Connectome


Connectome

More recently, Connectograms have been used to visualize full-brain data by placing cortical areas around a circle, organized by lobe.

In 2012, a Citizen science project called EyeWire began attempting to crowdsource the mapping of the connectome through an interactive game.

Briefly, the approach consists of (1) labelling each neuron with a unique DNA barcode; (2) transferring barcodes between synaptically coupled neurons (for example using PRV); and (3) fusion of barcodes to represent a synaptic pair.


EConnectome

eConnectome (Electrophysiological Connectome) is an open-source MATLAB toolbox with graphical user interfaces for mapping and imaging brain functional connectivity at both the scalp and cortical levels from electrophysiological signals including electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocorticogram (ECoG).

Human Connectome Project

The goal of the Human Connectome Project is to build a "network map" that will shed light on the anatomical and functional connectivity within the healthy human brain, as well as to produce a body of data that will facilitate research into brain disorders such as dyslexia, autism, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia.


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