connectome en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈnɛktəʊm/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect English -ome English connectome From connect + -ome.
Meanings
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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.
2012, Adam Zeman, ‘Only Connect’, Literary Review, number 399:Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| connectomes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chronnectome · connectomic · microconnectome
Relateds
Translations (6)
ru коннекто́м (complete description of nervous system connectivity) · pl konektom (complete description of nervous system connectivity) · es conectoma (complete description of nervous system connectivity) · fr connectome (complete description of nervous system connectivity) · fi konnektomi (complete description of nervous system connectivity) · el νευροδικτύωμα (complete description of nervous system connectivity)