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A '''brain atlas'' is a reference work in which [[brain anatomy|brain structures]] are placed in a [[coordinate system]] that is standardized for a given [[species (biology)|species]] or [[developmental stage]]. Several [[neuroimaging]] techniques can be used for brain atlas construction, e.g. from [[histology]] or — increasingly common — from [[Magnetic Resonance Imaging|MRI scans]] of one or many or entire [[brain]]s or [[cerebral hemisphere]]s. Much like [[geographic atlas]]es can be populated with information about physical, political, economic or environmental aspects of a [[region of interest]], brain atlases may include information about [[neurogenetics|genetic]], [[brain development|developmental]], [[brain evolution|evolutionary]] or [[neurophysiology|physiological]] aspects of the brain. | {{Image|Bohland 2009 The Brain Atlas Concordance Problem Quantitative Comparison of Anatomical Parcellations.Fig.1A.Fig.7A-composite.png|right|350px|''(Top left, top right, bottom left)'' [[Coronal]], [[sagittal]] and [[axial]] [[MRI]] slices through a [[brain]], with colours indicating different [[anatomical region]]s. This labeling process turns the [[neuroimaging|brain images]] into a [[brain atlas]]. ''(Bottom right)'' Correspondence between brain atlases: [[3D]] [[Rendering]] of three anatomical regions in the left [[temporal lobe]] as delineated by two different brain atlases. The largest region, labeled ''Superior Temporal'' in one atlas, shown in yellow, overlaps both the [[Superior Temporal Gyrus]] (blue) and the [[Middle Temporal Gyrus]] (red) regions in another atlas (the same as in the previous images) to differing degrees. From [[CZ:Ref:Bohland 2009 The Brain Atlas Concordance Problem Quantitative Comparison of Anatomical Parcellations|Bohland et al., 2009]].}} | ||
A '''brain atlas''' is a reference work in which [[brain anatomy|brain structures]] are placed in a [[coordinate system]] that is standardized for a given [[species (biology)|species]] or [[developmental stage]]. Several [[neuroimaging]] techniques can be used for brain atlas construction, e.g. from [[histology]] or — increasingly common — from [[Magnetic Resonance Imaging|MRI scans]] of one or many or entire [[brain]]s or [[cerebral hemisphere]]s. Much like [[geographic atlas]]es can be populated with information about physical, political, economic or environmental aspects of a [[region of interest]], brain atlases may include information about [[neurogenetics|genetic]], [[brain development|developmental]], [[brain evolution|evolutionary]] or [[neurophysiology|physiological]] aspects of the brain. | |||
Revision as of 11:00, 30 September 2009
(Top left, top right, bottom left) Coronal, sagittal and axial MRI slices through a brain, with colours indicating different anatomical regions. This labeling process turns the brain images into a brain atlas. (Bottom right) Correspondence between brain atlases: 3D Rendering of three anatomical regions in the left temporal lobe as delineated by two different brain atlases. The largest region, labeled Superior Temporal in one atlas, shown in yellow, overlaps both the Superior Temporal Gyrus (blue) and the Middle Temporal Gyrus (red) regions in another atlas (the same as in the previous images) to differing degrees. From Bohland et al., 2009.
A brain atlas is a reference work in which brain structures are placed in a coordinate system that is standardized for a given species or developmental stage. Several neuroimaging techniques can be used for brain atlas construction, e.g. from histology or — increasingly common — from MRI scans of one or many or entire brains or cerebral hemispheres. Much like geographic atlases can be populated with information about physical, political, economic or environmental aspects of a region of interest, brain atlases may include information about genetic, developmental, evolutionary or physiological aspects of the brain.