https://www.cas.cn/syky/202507/t20250711_5075958.shtml
https://en.people.cn/n3/2025/0711/c90000-20339178.html
https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00679-8
A team of Chinese scientists, in collaboration with international researchers, has achieved a breakthrough in brain mapping, with ten seminal studies on mesoscale brain atlases published as a featured collection of papers.
Brain atlas research aims to decode the neural network basis underlying perception, movement, learning, memory, and decision-making by constructing precise “brain maps” that enable the accurate localization of various types of neural cells and their network connectivity patterns. By integrating advanced high-resolution brain imaging, spatial transcriptomic analysis, and AI technologies, the research team has successfully constructed comprehensive mesoscale brain atlases covering multiple species at single-cell resolution.
The ten related studies were published in leading journals, including Cell and Neuron and encompasses key species from reptiles and birds to rodents, non-human primates, and humans.
The work was accomplished by over 300 scientists, including researchers from the CEBSIT, Suzhou Institute for Brainsmatics under the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, BGI Research Institute and other Chinese research institutions, as well as researchers from France, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
