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Jordan K Matelsky1,2, Hannah Martinez1, Daniel Xenes1
1Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland.
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Modern connectomics enables large-scale, comparative network neuroscience across individuals, species, development, and evolution. The field now regularly produces extensive maps of neural connectivity exceeding hundreds of millions of synapses in continuous volumes. When connectomes are deposited in central archives such as BossDB with standardized metadata, researchers can pose previously intractable questions about neuronal networks. Here, we present step-by-step protocols for connectome dataset discovery and access, scalable graph construction and analysis, and reproducible comparative connectomics using BossDB, Motif Studio, DotMotif, Neuroglancer, neuPrint, and Python-based workflows. These protocols target bench neuroscientists and computational biologists and emphasize replicability, cloud-friendly options, and publication-quality visualization. © 2025 Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Discovering connectome datasets and computing summary statistics with BossDB and Motif Studio Basic Protocol 2: Writing queries with DotMotif Basic Protocol 3: Querying known network motifs locally with DotMotif Support Protocol 1: Provisioning ad hoc graph databases for large-scale graph analysis Support Protocol 2: Querying structures and systems in the cloud with neuPrint Basic Protocol 4: Viewing anatomical motif features with BossDB and Neuroglancer.
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