High-Resolution Mapping Technique Uncovers Underlying Circuit
Architecture of the Brain  Joint Gladstone-Salk study to help
scientists decode circuitry that guides brain function  SAN
FRANCISCO, CA—June 27, 2013—The power of the brain lies in its
trillions of intercellular connections, called synapses, which
together form complex neural “networks.” While neuroscientists
have long sought to map these complex connections to see how
they influence specific brain functions, traditional techniques
have yet to provide the desired resolution. Now, by using an
innovative brain-tracing technique, scientists at the Gladstone
Institutes and the Salk Institute have found a way to untangle
these networks. Their findings offer new insight into how
specific brain regions connect to each other, while also
revealing clues as to what may happen, neuron by neuron, when
these connections are disrupted.  In the latest issue of Neuron,
a team led by Gladstone Investigator Anatol Kreitzer, PhD, and
Salk Investigator Edward Callaway