What Is a Connectome

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is a connectome?

• A) A wiring diagram of synaptically connected neurons
• B) A map of all the neurons in a specific nucleus
• C) All the connections that a single neuron makes
• D) The complex interactions in a molecular pathway
• E) Results from diffusion tensor imaging

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Definitions:

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