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Neuroscales

Zoom from the whole brain down to ion channels, and see which methods can measure each scale.

neuro · visualization

What it is

Neuroscales is based entirely on Patricia Churchland and Terrence Sejnowski's original idea and figures, from their 1988 paper Perspectives on cognitive neuroscience (Paper ↗ · PubMed ↗). Their Figure 1 lays out the levels of organization of the nervous system, from the whole CNS down to molecules, and their Figure 3 maps the range of sizes and times each experimental method can measure. This project turns those two figures into something you can zoom through and explore.

Churchland and Sejnowski 1988, Figure 1: structural levels of organization in the nervous system, from the CNS (1 m) down to molecules (1 Å) — Fig. 1: levels of organization in the nervous system, from the whole CNS (1 m) down to molecules (1 Å).

Churchland and Sejnowski 1988, Figure 3: the ranges of size and time that experimental techniques can measure — Fig. 3: the range of sizes and times each experimental technique can measure.

Figures from Churchland & Sejnowski, Science 242:741–745 (1988), shown for reference.

How it works

The interesting parts of how it was built.

How it was made

How it was made: notes on my role and any AI assistance coming soon.

Links

Neuroscales, the interactive version (still under construction).