This is done agaist an adult so all the neurons have already grown.
connectome isn't a dead end but it doesn't solve all known problems. It's like making a static map which you can then use to inspect all those cars driving around (the dynamics) and crashing (the interactions).
connectome isn't a dead end but it doesn't solve all known problems. It's like making a static map which you can then use to inspect all those cars driving around (the dynamics) and crashing (the interactions).
[edit: I forgot to mention that neuron growth in adults (across many species) is still a controversial topic; see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7554932/ for some commentary on the challenge in fly; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_neurogenesis for commentary on the larger problem ]