Structural and Functional Organisation of the Brain (INM-1)

The Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine (INM-1) consists of 9 Working groups and 2 teams.

“Julich-Brain” is the name of the first 3D atlas of the human brain, which depicts the variability of the brain structure with microscopic resolution. The atlas currently comprises more than 230 maps and reflects inter-individual differences in brain anatomy.

HIBALL, the Helmholtz International BigBrain Analytics & Learning Laboratory builds on INM-1's collaboration with McGill University around the 20-micron BigBrain model and will enanble the development of a 3-D atlas of the human brain at cellular resolution level.

The Julich-Brain Atlas is the centrepiece of the Mulitleven Human Brain Atlas of the EBRAINS research infrastructure. EBRAINS is a result of the HBP. We developed the siibra tool suite to access the atlas data interactively or via Python scripts.

The INM-1 builds 3D models of the human brain at the level of individual cells and nerve fibers by processing terabytes of image data. This is only possible by developing complex distributed workflows on the Supercomputing systems in Jülich and the development of new AI approaches. The exascale supercomputer JUPITER makes it possible to analyse the brain with an unprecedented level of detail.

The INM-1 analyses connectivity and cell structure to develop a new strategy for AI - our contribution to Neuro-AI.

The Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine (INM-1) consists of 9 Working groups and 2 teams.