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Hoping to create a brain atlas, a researcher at Tel Aviv University is building on a previously developed tool to understand how different parts of the human brain "connect".
Dr. Yaniv Assaf of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Neurobiology is collaborating with an international team of scientistsBrain reserchers already know that autism and schizophrenia are not localized disorders - there is no one place in the brain they can be found.
That’s why a brain atlas will be an invaluable resource for understanding how parts of our brain connect to other parts within, leading to a deeper understanding of these diseases.
"It’s currently impossible for clinicians to ’see’ subtle disorders in the brain that might cause a life-threatening, devastating disability," said Assaf. For the study, Assaf looked at clusters of brain wiring, or axons, to help scientists produce a better working map of the brain for future research.
Assaf’s tool can look at larger groups of multiple axons and collect information from the group itself, information which measures the velocity and flow of information within the brain.
Dr. Yaniv Assaf of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Neurobiology is collaborating with an international team of scientistsBrain reserchers already know that autism and schizophrenia are not localized disorders - there is no one place in the brain they can be found.
That’s why a brain atlas will be an invaluable resource for understanding how parts of our brain connect to other parts within, leading to a deeper understanding of these diseases.
"It’s currently impossible for clinicians to ’see’ subtle disorders in the brain that might cause a life-threatening, devastating disability," said Assaf. For the study, Assaf looked at clusters of brain wiring, or axons, to help scientists produce a better working map of the brain for future research.
Assaf’s tool can look at larger groups of multiple axons and collect information from the group itself, information which measures the velocity and flow of information within the brain.
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