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

Structural and functional organisation of the brain

At INM-1, a 3D model of the human brain is being developed that takes into account cytoarchitectonics, connectivity, molecular structure as well as genetics and brain function.

Julich Brain Atlas

“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.

Brain, Computing and AI

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.

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Microscopic brain map

ComSLI makes networks of nerve fibers visible in differently prepared tissue sections

An international team of researchers has successfully applied the recently developed imaging technique ComSLI (Computational Scattered Light Imaging) to brain sections prepared using a wide range of methods, enabling the visualization of the brain’s complex fiber network with micrometer precision.

Science and Art

Neuroscience in the Annual Exhibition of the NRW-Academy

In the exhibition "Überzeichnung" ("Overdrawing") at the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts, exhibits from current brain research as well as from the historical collections of the Cécile and Oskar Vogt Archive are currently on display. As part of the accompanying program, Director Prof. Katrin Amunts will give a lecture on November 25.

Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine (INM)

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