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Launch of Helmholtz International BigBrain Analytics Learning Laboratory

HIBALL logo, red and blue images of brain network and HIBALL text under white background
Published: 26 June 2020

Launched today, the  (HIBALL) will work to create 3D brain models at an unprecedented cellular-level resolution. Co-led by Katrin Amunts, from  (FZJ) in Germany and Alan Evans from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and ۲ݮƵ University in Canada, the project builds on more than two decades of collaborations between the Amunts and Evans labs. HIBALL is jointly funded for five years by the (€3,000,000 Euro) and ۲ݮƵ University ($4,500,000 CAD). Of ۲ݮƵ University’s funding, HBHL has contributed $3,375,000 CAD through the International Partnerships Program.

Using the latest artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies, HIBALL will build on previous work done by Amunts and Evans on the BigBrain dataset, currently the highest-resolution 3D model of the human brain.

“We will be building the equivalent of Google Earth for the brain and exploring how artificial intelligence can model the functional organization of the brain at an unmatched 3D spatial scale,” Evans explains. “Quite apart from the scientific insights we can expect, HIBALL involves brilliant young faculty and trainees who have come to ۲ݮƵ through HBHL. We are eager to get going on this innovative project with our long-term partners at Jülich."


View the complete press release on the ۲ݮƵ Newsroom website.

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