Human Connectome Project

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/human-connectome-project

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the project initiation date?July 2009
2. What is the funding body?National Institutes of Health (NIH)
3. Why did scientists start the Human Connectome Project?Scientists started it to learn more about how we think, act, and why some people have brain disorders.
4. How do scientists map the brain in the Human Connectome Project?They use special MRI machines that can see the brain's wiring and the brain's activity, and then computer programs turn those pictures into a map.

Connectome: A detailed map of the neural connections within a nervous system, particularly the brain.
Neuroimaging: Techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the brain and nervous system.
Neural Connectivity: The way different parts of the brain are linked together by nerve fibers and communicate.
Etiology: The study of the causes or origins of diseases or conditions.