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SUMMARY:Probing the basis of neuronal branching - Dr Hermann Cuntz\, Insti
 tute of Clinical Neuroanatomy\, Goethe-University Frankfurt
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CONTACT:Gregory Jefferis
DESCRIPTION:My general goal is to understand neuronal processing as a func
 tion of anatomy in the context of individual connectivity schemes.\nWith a
  set of complementary approaches I aim to better understand the relationsh
 ip between anatomy\, network connectivity and computation in the brain\, a
 nd their underlying mechanisms. Currently\, my main line of research is gr
 ounded in a rule defined by Ramón y Cajal stating that neuronal branching
  strives to minimize quantities such as amount of cytoplasm\, required spa
 ce and conduction time. I have developed a modular growth algorithm implem
 enting this rule which turns out to be capable of describing much of how t
 he brain's architecture comes about.\n\nSee http://www.treestoolbox.org/ f
 or more details
LOCATION:MRC LMB: Neurobiology Division Seminar Room (Level 2)
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