Brain-mapping projects using the common marmoset

Okano, Hideyuki, Mitra, Partha (April 2015) Brain-mapping projects using the common marmoset. Neuroscience Research, 93. pp. 3-7. ISSN 0168-0102

Abstract

Globally, there is an increasing interest in brain-mapping projects, including the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative project in the USA, the Human Brain Project (HBP) in Europe, and the Brain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies (Brain/MINDS) project in Japan. These projects aim to map the structure and function of neuronal circuits to ultimately understand the vast complexity of the human brain. Brain/MINDS is focused on structural and functional mapping of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) brain. This non-human primate has numerous advantages for brain mapping, including a well-developed frontal cortex and a compact brain size, as well as the availability of transgenic technologies. In the present review article, we discuss strategies for structural and functional mapping of the marmoset brain and the relation of the common marmoset to other animals models.

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: Brain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies (Brain/MINDS) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) Brain-wide connectivity maps Macroscopic structural mapping Mesoscopic structural mapping Microscopic structural mapping
Subjects: organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > organs types and functions > brain
Investigative techniques and equipment > brain atlas
Investigative techniques and equipment > magnetic resonance imaging
Investigative techniques and equipment > Whole Brain Circuit Mapping
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Communities: CSHL labs > Mitra lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: April 2015
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2014 15:06
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2015 20:32
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/30824

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