What kind of data do we collect? 1.

Brain regions

hierarchy
abbreviation, scientific name, English name, mammalian homologue, new nomenclature
cell types
neurotransmitters, neuromodulators
receptor types
proposed functions
species differences
volumetric and other measurements

+ references

What kind of data do we collect? 2.

Connections

regions connected
projection and target neuron types
synapse types
neurotransmitter, receptor
excitatory vs. inhibitory
species differences
functions

+references

Sources of the data

peer reviewed papers and books
directly from research labs
- online forms are being developed

+ feedback from users

What is it for? 1.

learning tool
research tool
in neuroscience
eg. for planning neurotracing studies, writing paper
=> graphical displays, images will also be stored
in comparative studies
in neuromodelling
eg. anatomical network of regions belong to a specific function

What is it for? 2.

-in network studies
eg. connectivity vs. function
connectivity vs. hierarchical level
connection prediction
average distance of regions

Any other idea?

http://bio.univet.hu/abcd/
pimpla@univet.hu – Aniko Schrott
gyula25@inf.elte.hu – Tamas Z. Szekely