Mapping circuits beyond the models: integrating connectomics and comparative neuroscience

Melina E Hale

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.032

Mapping circuits beyond the models: integrating connectomics and comparative neuroscience

Neuron. 2014 Sep 17;83(6):1256-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.032.

Author

Melina E Hale¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, Committees on Neurobiology and Computational Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, 1027 East 57(th) Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: mhale@uchicago.edu.

PMID: 25233308
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.032

Abstract

The brain has been shaped by evolution, and its connectome reflects that history. Comparative neuroscience research, framed by evolutionary relationships, is key to interpreting connectome organization and can address fundamental circuit questions that are not accessible through single-species connectomics efforts.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Connectome / methods*
Humans
Models, Neurological*
Neurosciences / methods*
Neurosciences / trends
Phylogeny
Physiology, Comparative / methods*
Physiology, Comparative / trends
Species Specificity