Connectome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈnɛktəʊm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Connectome is a noun meaning (biology, neuroscience) The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.
Meaning
(biology, neuroscience) The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.
Example Sentences
The tools Seung and his colleagues have developed to map the connectome are beginning to offer important insights into these previously baffling conditions.
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
Word Forms
- connectomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include connectomics, microconnectome, connectogram, connectometry, chronnectome, synaptome.
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