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SYNAPSE: A roadmap to human brain imaging

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SYNAPSE: A roadmap to human brain imaging X-ray image reconstruction of part of the connectome of a mouse brain Just published in Physics Reports ,  SYNAPSE: An international roadmap to large brain imaging , Anton P.J. Stampfl et al. , discusses the challenges, progress, and strategies towards mapping a human brain down to the neuron level with the view of producing a full connectome of the human brain. Challenges are: >1 exabyte of data for one human brain, currently impossible to collect and analyse No present technique can image all neurons and their connections Our solution:  Coordinated multi-site use of new radiological techniques and advanced microscopies and spectroscopies For overall connection mapping: microtomography with 0.3 μm resolution in 3 dimensions and imaging at speeds >1 mm 3 /min To obtain detailed mapping in special regions: nanotomography with <10 nm resolution and cryo-electron microscopy with nm resolution For single-molecule mapping: super-resolution
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First Announcement of IVC-23

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View from Sydney Zoo The Vacuum Society of Australia last year won the bid to hold IVC-23 (The 23rd International Vacuum Congress) in Sydney in 2025. This is the first time that an IVC has been held in Australia. IVC is the main  conference of IUVSTA that has a 60+ year history. It is held every three years. The next IVC, IVC-22 is to be held in Sapporo, Japan in 2022.
Location: Sydney NSW, Australia
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