different between connectome vs connectomics

English

Etymology

From connect +? -ome.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??n?kt??m/

Noun

connectome (plural connectomes)

1. (biology, neuroscience) The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.
   • 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.

Related terms

• connectotype

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English

Etymology

From connect +? -omics.

Noun

connectomics (uncountable)

1. (neuroscience) The study of the brain in terms of wiring diagrams visualizing neural circuitry, including neurons, synapses, spines, and others.
   • 2012, Olaf Sporns, Discovering the Human Connectome, MIT Press (?ISBN)

     I believe it is fair to say that the connectome and the nascent field of connectomics are beginning to influence the ways many neuroscientists collect, analyze, and think about their data.

   • 2012, Advances in Genetics, Academic Press (?ISBN), page 121:

     The giant fiber system provides a particular opportunity for functional connectomics because the functional contributions of elements in the pathway can so readily be assayed from its behavioral output.

   Synonym: hodology

Related terms

• connectome

Derived terms

• pathoconnectomics

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