Brain mapping

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Brain mapping
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Brain mapping is a set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of (biological) quantities or properties onto spatial representations of the (human or non-human) brain resulting in maps.

According to the definition established in 2013 by Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), brain mapping is specifically defined, in summary, as the study of the anatomy and function of the brain and spinal cord through the use of imaging, immunohistochemistry, molecular & optogenetics, stem cell and cellular biology, engineering, neurophysiology and nanotechnology.

In 2024, a team of 287 researchers completed a full brain mapping of an adult animal (a Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit fly) and published their results in Nature.[1][2]

  1. ^ Hawking, Tom (2024-10-02). "Scientists mapped every neuron of an adult animal's brain for the first time". Popular Science. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  2. ^ Zimmer, Carl. "After a Decade, Scientists Unveil Fly Brain in Stunning Detail". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.