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Connectome vs Connectomics - What's the difference?

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Connectomics is a related term of connectome.



As nouns the difference between connectome and connectomics

is that connectome is   The complete description of the structural connectivity of an organism's nervous system while connectomics is the study of the connectivity of synapses in the brain.

connectome

English

(wikipedia connectome)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology)   The complete description of the structural connectivity of an organism's nervous system.
  • *2012 , Adam Zeman, ‘Only Connect’, Literary Review , issue 399:
  • *:The tools Seung and his colleagues have developed to map the connectome are beginning to offer important insights into these previously baffling conditions.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
    • , author= , title=Well-connected Brains , volume=100, issue=2, page=171 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=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.}}

    connectomics

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The study of the connectivity of synapses in the brain

    • Related terms

    *connectome