SYNAPSE 2026
AI FOR NEUROSCIENCE, NEUROSCIENCE FOR AI

“Synchrotron for Neuroscience – an Asia Pacific Strategic Enterprise” (SYNAPSE)
SYNAPSE is a coalition of synchrotron facilities from around the world. Leveraging core expertise in x-ray phase-contrast tomography at micrometer and nanometer scale, it aims to comprehensively map the neuron network of an entire human brain at sub-cellular level to reveal the connections. SYNAPSE was officially launched on January 15th, 2020 in Singapore, with the partners inking their commitment and the consortium formally announcing its key objective: the first wiring map (connectome) of a human brain before 2024. 6 years on, SYNAPSE is ready to step forward into an exciting new phase marked by synergistic progress alongside Artificial Intelligence.

Join us as we chart the way forward toward the first human brain connectome.