Computer Vision Lab for Vertebrae Mapping

Neuroinformatics

The research program in the Computer Vision Center for Vertebrate Brain Mapping (Dr. Nissanov, Director) focuses on histological image processing, high-throughput 3D microscopy, and image-centric databases. This integrated program draws on three fields: computer science, engineering, and neuroscience. Specifically techniques from computer vision, bioinformatics, microscopy, histology, genetics, and neuroanatomy are brought together to build novel solutions to large-scale image analysis and image-based query systems.

Research efforts focus on application in neuropathology and functional genomics. In both, image processing method are under development to aid in accelerating analysis and in providing means to access large repository of images and physical sectional material by image content. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop tools to aid in the investigation of the genetic basis of neuropathology and normal variability in brain structure and function.