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3D Scanning Technology Bridging Microcircuits and Macroscale Brain Images in 3D Novel Embedding Overlapping Protocol

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Brain-wide 3D neuron detection and mapping with deep learning.

Yuanyang Liu¹, Ziyan Gao¹, Zhehao Xu¹

¹Chongqing University, School of Medicine, Center for Neurointelligence, Chongqing, China.

|May 22, 2025

Summary

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NeuronMapper accurately detects and maps millions of mouse brain neurons using deep learning. This automated approach significantly improves whole-brain 3D neuron mapping for understanding neural circuits.

Keywords:

3D soma detection deep learning neuron mapping video swin transformer whole-brain imaging

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Large-scale Three-dimensional Imaging of Cellular Organization in the Mouse Neocortex

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics

Background:

Understanding neural circuits requires mapping neuron spatial distribution across the brain.
Automated and reliable neuron detection and mapping techniques are crucial for this endeavor.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce NeuronMapper, a deep learning-based approach for brain-wide 3D neuron detection and mapping.
Accurately identify somatic regions and generate reliable soma locations for diverse brain regions.

Main Methods:

NeuronMapper employs a four-stage framework: preprocessing, classification, detection, and mapping.
Whole-brain imaging data is processed in 3D sub-blocks.
A lightweight classification network identifies relevant sub-blocks, followed by a Video Swin Transformer for soma segmentation.
Extracted soma locations are registered with the Allen Brain Atlas.

Main Results:

Achieved mapping of over one million somata in the mouse brain with high accuracy.
Demonstrated superior performance in whole-brain 3D soma detection compared to existing methods.

Conclusions:

NeuronMapper effectively detects and maps somata in whole-brain imaging data.
This computational tool aids in understanding complex brain networks and functions.