How does its organization enable the incredible cognitive functions that make us human?

The Julich Brain Atlas contributes to one of the greatest challenges in science of the 21st century: to understand the human brain and to develop treatments for patients suffering from brain diseases.

The Julich Brain Atlas framework is a three-dimensional atlas of the human brain which replaces historical maps of the brain's microstructure such as that of Brodmann. It integrates high-resolution cytoarchitectonic maps with microstructural and connectivity data as well as neurotransmitter receptor expression profiles and functional data – all into a common reference space.

It is continuously expanded and openly accessible for researchers to systematically integrate multi-level data. It is interoperable in a way that it can be linked with other brain parcellations, databases and mapping projects. The Julich Brain Atlas offers a powerful tool for neuroscience and medicine alike.

Type of institution:
Öffentliche Forschung

Work focus:
Molekulare Neurobiologie, Neurowissenschaften Allgemein, Systemneurobiologie, Zelluläre Neurobiologie

Address:
Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße
52428 Jülich
DE

Homepage:
https://julich-brain-atlas.de