NATURE: 2. 4. 2015

NATURE: Neuron encyclopaedia fires up to reveal brain secrets

"An ambitious plan is afoot to build the world’s largest public catalogue of neuronal structures. The BigNeuron project, announced on 31 March by the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington, is designed to help researchers to simulate and understand the human brain. The project might also push neuroscientists to wrestle with fundamental — sometimes even emotional — questions about how to classify neurons..."

http://www.nature.com/news/neuron-encyclopaedia-fires-up-to-reveal-brain-secrets-1.17232