Title | The brain activity map project and the challenge of functional connectomics. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | A Alivisatos P, Chun M, Church GM, Greenspan RJ, Roukes ML, Yuste R |
Journal | Neuron |
Volume | 74 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 970-4 |
Date Published | 2012 Jun 21 |
ISSN | 1097-4199 |
Keywords | Action Potentials, Brain, Brain Mapping, Humans, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Neural Pathways, Neurons |
Abstract | The function of neural circuits is an emergent property that arises from the coordinated activity of large numbers of neurons. To capture this, we propose launching a large-scale, international public effort, the Brain Activity Map Project, aimed at reconstructing the full record of neural activity across complete neural circuits. This technological challenge could prove to be an invaluable step toward understanding fundamental and pathological brain processes. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.06.006 |
Alternate Journal | Neuron |
PubMed ID | 22726828 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3597383 |
Grant List | DP1 GM105376 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States / / Howard Hughes Medical Institute / United States |
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