Connectome

//kəˈnɛktəʊm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.

    "The tools Seung and his colleagues have developed to map the connectome are beginning to offer important insights into these previously baffling conditions."

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"The tools Seung and his colleagues have developed to map the connectome are beginning to offer important insights into these previously baffling conditions."

Etymology

From connect + -ome.

Related phrases

nervous system

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