A side view of the brain's left hemisphere including the cerebrum and cerebellum. The Human Connectome Project (HCP) plans to do for the brain what the Human Genome Project (HGP) did for genetics.

That’s the preface Roderic Pettigrew, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, gave to the audience at a symposium on the Human Connectome Project this ...

Yesterday, scientists at the Human Connectome Project debuted new work that featured 97 new regions of the brain, including what they believe those regions are responsible for in humans. It’s ...

A research effort called the Human Connectome Project is seeking to explore, define, and map the functional connections of the human brain. A research effort called the Human Connectome Project is ...

The Human Connectome Project, a five-year endeavor to link brain connectivity to human behavior, has released a set of high-quality imaging and behavioral data to the scientific community. The Human ...

A collaborative project at UCLA’s Laboratory of Neuro Imaging looks at how the brain integrates neural information to help scientists better understand brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, autism and ...

The brain can be both best friend and worst enemy. It's our most trustworthy ally, sharing all our experiences, affirming our beliefs and helping us act on our passions. Yet despite everything we've ...

The complex architecture of the human brain and how its billions of nerve cells communicate has baffled the greatest minds for centuries. But now, new technology is allowing neuroscientists to map the ...

The Human Connectome Project aims to map the brain’s wiring from the synapse on up. See their incredible progress so far. Image: Courtesy of the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging and Martinos Center for ...

Traits like IQ, memory, and the tendency to use drugs are related to the number of brain connections we have, according to a new study. The researchers found that people with more traits the ...

A team of researchers at the Human Connectome Project (HCP) have been carving up mice brains like Christmas hams to find out how we store memories, personality traits, and skills -- the slices they're ...