A proposal for a coordinated effort for the determination of brainwide neuroanatomical connectivity in model organisms at a mesoscopic scale
- Creators
- Bohland, Jason
- Wu, Caizhi
- Barbas, Helen
- Bokil, Hemant
- Bota, Mihail
- Breiter, Hans C.
- Cline, Hollis T.
- Doyle, John C.
- Freed, Peter J.
- Greenspan, Ralph J.
- Haber, Suzanne N.
- Hawrylycz, Michael
- Herrera, Daniel G.
- Hilgetag, Claus C.
- Huang, Z. Josh
- Jones, Allan
- Jones, Edward G.
- Karten, Harvey J.
- Kleinfeld, David
- Kötter, Rolf
- Lester, Henry A.
- Lin, John M.
- Mensh, Brett D.
- Mikula, Shawn
- Panskepp, Jaak
- Price, Joseph L.
- Safdieh, Joseph
- Saper, Clifford B.
- Schiff, Nicholas D.
- Schmahmann, Jeremy D.
- Stillman, Bruce W.
- Svoboda, Karel
- Swanson, Larry W.
- Toga, Arthur W.
- Van Essen, David C.
- Watson, James D.
- Mitra, Partha P.
Abstract
In this era of complete genomes, our knowledge of neuroanatomical circuitry remains surprisingly sparse. Such knowledge is critical, however, for both basic and clinical research into brain function. Here we advocate for a concerted effort to fill this gap, through systematic, experimental mapping of neural circuits at a mesoscopic scale of resolution suitable for comprehensive, brainwide coverage, using injections of tracers or viral vectors. We detail the scientific and medical rationale and briefly review existing knowledge and experimental techniques. We define a set of desiderata, including brainwide coverage; validated and extensible experimental techniques suitable for standardization and automation; centralized, open-access data repository; compatibility with existing resources; and tractability with current informatics technology. We discuss a hypothetical but tractable plan for mouse, additional efforts for the macaque, and technique development for human. We estimate that the mouse connectivity project could be completed within five years with a comparatively modest budget.
Additional Information
© 2009 Bohland et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published March 27, 2009. This paper is a result of discussions at the 2007 and 2008 Brain Architecture Project Banbury Center Meetings, funded by the W. M. Keck Foundation. The sponsors had no role in the conception or preparation of this manuscript.Attached Files
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