Changing Connectomes: Evolution, Development, and Dynamics in Network Neuroscience

by Marcus Kaiser

An up-to-date overview of the field of connectomics, introducing concepts and mechanisms underlying brain network change at different stages.

The human brain undergoes massive changes during its development, from early childhood and the teenage years to adulthood and old age. Across a wide range of species, from C. elegans and fruit flies to mice, monkeys, and humans, information about brain connectivity (connectomes) at different stages is now becoming available. New approaches in network neuroscience can be used to analyze the topological, spatial, and dynamical organization of such connectomes. In Changing Connectomes , Marcus Kaiser provides an up-to-date overview of the field of connectomics and introduces concepts and mechanisms underlying brain network changes during evolution and development.

Genres: Neuroscience

264 pages, Hardcover

Published September 8, 2020

About the author

Marcus Kaiser (1977-) was born in Essen, Germany, and studied biology and computer science at Ruhr-University Bochum and Distance University Hagen, respectively. He obtained his PhD at Jacobs University Bremen in 2005 and has been faculty member at Newcastle University and Seoul National University. In 2016, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. He is currently Professor of Neuroinformatics at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.