Connectomics Archives - Knowing Neurons

knowingneurons March 26, 2014March 5, 2017 2014, Anterograde, Bowman, Brain, Cell, Circuits, Coinjection, Connectomics, Dong, Imaging, Mapping, Mouse Connectome Project, Networks, Neural Networks of the Mouse Neocortex, Neural tracer, Retrograde, Toga, University of Southern California, USC, Zingg

Mapping the Information Highway in the Brain

It’s hard to imagine life without Google Maps nowadays. We use the interactive map daily to find out how to get from point A to point B. Wouldn’t it be… Read More

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