connectome Archives - Knowing Neurons

Alexa Erdogan July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Alzheimer, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s disease, Brain, Calcium imaging, Cnidarians, connectome, Consciousness, Cortex, EEG, Epilepsy, Interview, Jurrasic Park, Knowing Neurons, LEGO, long term depression, Long-term potentiation, LTD, LTP, Microscopy, Neuron, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Research, Sci-fi, Science, Science Fiction, SOMA, Upload

[Podcast] Uploading the Human Brain

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a brand new episode of the Knowing Neurons podcast, we explore the concept of “mind uploading”. How would something like a mind upload really work?… Read More

52 Brain Facts

knowingneurons June 13, 2016June 30, 2017 52 Brain Facts, Animal, Blue, Brain, Brainbow, connectome, Cool, Engineer, Engineering, Fact, Fluorescent, gene, genetic, Green, Image, Mice, Modification, Modified, Mouse, Rainbow, Red

Myth or Fact? Neurons can be genetically engineered to come in all colors of the rainbow.

Neuro SciFi

Joel Frohlich June 1, 2016June 30, 2017 connectome, Creative Writing, Deep Brain Stimulation, Future, mind, mind uploading, Neural implants, Science Fiction, virtual reality

Dopamine in C Minor

Welcome to Knowing Neurons’ Neuroscience Fiction Theater. Please note that the following story contains mild profanity and may be unsettling for younger audiences. Reader discretion is advised. “I’m sorry, Art.… Read More

52 Brain Facts

knowingneurons May 2, 2016May 3, 2016 52 Brain Facts, Brain, C. elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans, connectivity, connectome, Diagram, Map, nematode, Neuron, Synapse, worm

Myth or Fact? The nematode is the only organism with a complete neuronal map.

Did You Know?Neuroscience Technologies

knowingneurons December 11, 2013March 5, 2017 Brain mapping, connectome, Connectomics, EyeWire, Infographic

EyeWire: A Game To Map The Brain

Solving the mysteries of the connectome may require something more powerful than a supercomputer. The makers of EyeWire think that it’s you who can help map the brain! This game was… Read More

Neuro News Neuroscience Technologies

knowingneurons December 9, 2013March 5, 2017 Brain, connectome, Connectomics, Electron Microscope, Human Connectome Project, Jeff Lichtman, TED

Connectomics: Mapping the Brain

The human brain is filled with approximately 100 billion neurons, each of which makes a multitude of connections to neighboring neurons. The diversity of these neurons and vast interconnections facilitate… Read More

Did You Know?

Jooyeun Lee December 26, 2012March 5, 2017 BBP, Blue Brain Project, connectivity, connectome, cortical column, Model, morphology, Neuron, random, supercomputer

Chance Connections

Before virtual brains could see and perform motor tasks as Kate described in the last post, large-scale brain models were being developed in order to identify the synaptic connections between… Read More