Predicting visual function is possible by interpreting a wiring diagram
The connection between cell types A and B in the Central Brain is based on only two or three examples of the ordered pair in all the connectomic data that is so far available. In order to estimate under-recovery, we must use themodular types29. These largely correspond to cell types that contain from 720 to 800 cells in our reconstruction.
People who have suffered a severe head injury can benefit from brain implants
A study by Cornell University has showed that a brain implant with deep brain stimulation (DBS) improves processing speed after three months. A total of five participants, all of whom’d experienced brain injury for at least two years, had their brains wired in order to stop the effects of the disease. DBS stimulates part of the brain’s thalamus.