5th
Human Connectome Project ☞ understanding how different parts of the brain communicate to each other
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Mapping of the human connectome offers a unique opportunity to understand the complete details of neural connectivity. The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is a project to construct a map of the complete structural and functional neural connections in vivo within and across individuals. The HCP represents the first large-scale attempt to collect and share data of a scope and detail sufficient to begin the process of addressing deeply fundamental questions about human connectional anatomy and variation. A collaboration between MGH and UCLA, the HCP is being developed to employ advanced neuroimaging methods, and to construct an extensive informatics infrastructure to link these data and connectivity models to detailed phenomic and genomic data, building upon existing multidisciplinary and collaborative efforts currently underway.
General Diffusion in the Brain
The diffusion of water molecules in the brain, specifically Isotropisc Diffusion vs. Anisotropic diffusion, is an important element of white matter tractography.
Streamline Tractography
Tensor shapes are calculated inside the many voxels that make up brain scans by looking at the direction of water diffusion. Different scanning techniques allow for different levels of accuracy and detail.
(Animation by Carlos Mena. Narration and Music by Ellen Armour. Script by Amanda Hammond. Scientific Consultation by Arthur W. Toga, Ph.D.)
— Human Connectome Project, Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at UCLA and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Harvard, Human Connectome Project funded by National Institute of Health
