Connectomics beyond electron microscopy | Nature Methods
Connectomics, the comprehensive mapping of neural circuits at nanoscale resolution, has historically relied on electron microscopy (EM), both transmission (TEM) and scanning (SEM). However, as connectomics scales towards larger brain volumes and whole mammalian brains, substantial technical challenges emerge. Here, we highlight key challenges and advancing approaches that hold promise, particularly those that integrate three-dimensional, multi-resolution and time-resolved imaging to capture both long-range and local wiring, down to supramolecular resolution.
Subjects Cellular neuroscience X-ray tomography Connectomics, the comprehensive mapping of neural circuits at nanoscale resolution, has historically relied on electron microscopy (EM), both transmission (TEM) and scanning (SEM). However, as connectomics scales towards larger brain volumes and whole mammalian brains, substantial technical challenges emerge. Here, we highlight key challenges and advancing approaches that hold promise, particularly those that integrate three-dimensional, multi-resolution and time-resolved imaging to capture both long-range and local wiring, down to supramolecular
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