NeuroVIISAS: Approaching multiscale simulation of the rat connectome

Neuroinformatics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-267

  Schmitt, Oliver ^a   Eipert, Peter ^a  

^a Department of Anatomy ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Brainmapping; Cell atlas; Computational neuroscience; Connectivity; Data analysis; Data integration; Human brain; Information retrieval; Modeling; Mouse brain; MRI; Nervous systems; Neuroimaging; Ontology; Rat brain; Simulation; Stereotactic atlas; Terminology; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS;

EID: 84865469014     PISSN: 15392791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12021-012-9141-6     Document Type: Article

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