Human Connectome Project Archives

Connectomics: Mapping the Brain

December 9, 2013March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 2 Comments Brain, connectome, Connectomics, Electron Microscope, Human Connectome Project, Jeff Lichtman, TED

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

Neuro News Neuroscience Technologies

Imaging the Brain with Sculpted Light

October 16, 2013March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 0 Comments 2013, 3D, Brain mapping, Brain-wide 3D imaging of neuronal activity in Caenorhabditis elegans with sculpted light, C. elegans, Ganglia, GCaMP5, High speed, Human Connectome Project, Imaging, Nature Methods, nematode, Optogenetics

Perhaps the biggest goal in neuroscience is to understand how individual neurons interact with each other in both space and time. The more detailed our understanding of complex neural networks… Read more

All information found on the Knowing Neurons website is intended for educational and informational purposes only. Any scientific and medical information found in Knowing Neurons content (including but not limited to articles, videos, and illustrations) should not be interpreted as medical advice – and as such, they should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. Links provided in Knowing Neurons content are only intended as resources for convenient research, and as such, Knowing Neurons is not responsible for these links nor the content they encompass.

Third Party Content: Knowing Neurons partners with various educational affiliates to provide a wide range of educational content for our combined audiences. Knowing Neurons is not responsible or liable in any way for Third Party Content or the use of the information provided in Third Party Content. Additionally, Knowing Neurons does not assume the responsibility to update or review Third Party Content that is shared on our website. Third Party Content also does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Knowing Neurons.