One speck of brain, half a billion connections: Creating the world's most detailed brain map

A full wiring diagram of the brain could show how its different parts work together, and it could potentially reveal new insights into diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Gabe visits the electron microscopy connectomics project at Seattle’s Allen Institute, and learns how they are using AI to parse over 100 million high resolution pictures of a slice of mouse brain the size of a poppyseed.

More resources:

• The Connectomics team at the Allen Institute's brain science accelerator 
• Forrest Collman
• Andrew Hickl

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