The connectome – a comprehensive anatomical map of the neuronal wiring – provides invaluable information for understanding how the brain integrates information. Our research group uses diffusion tensor MRI and novel microscopic techniques to understand how the connectome emerges during early human brain development.
The FetalCON dataset aims to serve as a reference for early human brain connectivity development. In the FetalCON dataset, we collected the following MRI data of developing human fetuses:
- clinically acquired DTI and structural MRI data of 50 fetuses with unaffected neurodevelopment (gestational ages 24-34. weeks)
- post mortem high-resolution DTI at 100 micron image resolution, acquired on a 9.4T scanner of 3 fetuses
- derived connectivity measures, such as DTI scalars and BedpostX calculations
We expect to release the FetalCON dataset in the second half of 2021.