By studying mice, AI made the most detailed map of the brain

Mouse brain mapping news: Scientists have successfully prepared the most detailed functional map ever of the brain, depending on a small part of the rat’s brain, which is almost a poppy shaped. This unprecedented research mapping the connections between 84,000 neurons and detected about fifty million synaptic connections, compared to galaxy paintings, which looked like a huge cosmic network. Experts described this research as a major success and hoped for its use in neurological problems.

Proposed by Seattle -based Allen Institute for Brain Science and supported by more than 150 researchers at Beller College of Medicine and Princeton University, the project used genetically modified mice, whose neurons are fluorescent when they are active. The team showed a variety of video content to mice, including The Matrix scenes, sports, animations and nature clips. When the rats were watching this video, a laser-powered microscope recorded the neuron activity in the visual cortex and discovered how individual brain cells react.

Scientists carefully analyzed a small part of the rat’s brain tissue and formulated a 3D image. Using AI, they gave different colors to different neuron wires, increasing the visibility and understanding of the complex network of the brain.

As a result, the resulting dataset published in Nature is now open to all, giving global researchers an opportunity to explore it and pursue this revolutionary work. According to the neurological clay reed, it is important to understand the functioning of the brain, make a hypothesis about its function. Princeton’s Sebastian Singh said that the capacity of the project lies in identifying the nerve pattern related to this disorder.

People’s reactions on social media ranged from amazement to mystery and many people described it as unprecedented and incredible. Independent experts praised this research and described it as an important tool for a major progress and neurological successes.