connectomics

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noun

The study of the brain in terms of wiring diagrams visualizing neural circuitry, including neurons, synapses, spines, and others.

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Meanings

nounconnectomics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe study of the brain in terms of wiring diagrams visualizing neural circuitry, including neurons, synapses, spines, and others.

    I believe it is fair to say that the connectome and the nascent field of connectomics are beginning to influence the ways many neuroscientists collect, analyze, and think about their data.

    2012, Olaf Sporns, Discovering the Human Connectome, MIT Press, →ISBN
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    The giant fiber system provides a particular opportunity for functional connectomics because the functional contributions of elements in the pathway can so readily be assayed from its behavioral output.

    2012, Advances in Genetics, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 121

    Synonyms: hodology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe study of the brain in terms of wiring diagrams visualizing neural circuitry, including neurons, synapses, spines, and others.

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Origin

  1. Latincōnectō
  2. Latinconnectō
  3. Englishconnect
  4. Englishconnectomics

From connect + -omics.

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Translations

French connectomique
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APA

connectomics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectomics

MLA

“connectomics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectomics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connectomics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectomics.

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