Research report 2016 - Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen
Connectomics in a marine larva: small but mighty
Authors
Jékely, Gáspár
Departments
Forschungsgruppe Neurobiologie des marinen Zooplanktons
Summary
Connectomes are wiring diagrams of neural networks showing the specific connections between neurons. The research group Neurobiology of marine zooplankton is working on the complete wiring diagram of a small marine larva to understand how neuronal circuits mediate behaviour.