{"id":365072,"date":"2026-06-13T15:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=365072"},"modified":"2026-06-13T15:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:17:36","slug":"anchor-atlas-of-neurochemical-characterisation-of-the-human-brainstem-with-3d-reconstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/anchor-atlas-of-neurochemical-characterisation-of-the-human-brainstem-with-3d-reconstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"ANCHOR (Atlas of Neurochemical Characterisation of the Human Brainstem with 3D Reconstruction)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>\u00a0IIT Madras released ANCHOR, the world\u2019s most detailed three-dimensional atlas of the human brainstem, at the 3rd BRICS Neuroscience Symposium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About ANCHOR (Atlas of Neurochemical Characterisation of the Human Brainstem with 3D Reconstruction)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_365078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-365078\" style=\"width: 459px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-365078\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-The-Print.jpg?resize=459%2C257&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ANCHOR\" width=\"459\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-The-Print.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-The-Print.jpg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-The-Print.jpg?w=1015&amp;ssl=1 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-365078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; The Print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ANCHOR<\/strong> stands for &#8216;<strong>Atlas of Neurochemical Characterisation of the Human Brainstem with 3D Reconstruction<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/li>\n<li>It \u00a0is the <strong>world\u2019s most detailed three-dimensional atlas of the human brainstem.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Developer<\/strong>: ANCHOR was <strong>developed by the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre (SGBC), IIT Madras.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology Used:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)<\/strong>: MRI was integrated into the atlas to support detailed brain mapping.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cellular Histology (Nissl Staining):<\/strong> Histological techniques were used to study cellular structures in the brainstem.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemo-architecture (Immunohistochemistry):<\/strong> Immunohistochemistry was used to identify and map different cellular components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Comprehensive Coverage:<\/strong> The atlas includes <strong>more than 200 brainstem nuclei and fibre tracts<\/strong>, making it one of the most detailed brainstem maps available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Reconstruction:<\/strong> It was reconstructed from <strong>hundreds of serial sections and more than 500 sections<\/strong> with <strong>08 complementary immunostains for detailed mapping.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Life-Span Mapping:<\/strong> The atlas covers human brain development <strong>from the prenatal stage to childhood and adulthood.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Micron-Level Mapping:<\/strong> The atlas maps the brainstem <strong>at a micron-level resolution,<\/strong> allowing users to <strong>zoom nearly 1,000 times closer than standard MRI scans.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Earth for the Brainstem:<\/strong> ANCHOR functions like a &#8220;<strong>Google Earth<\/strong>&#8221; for the brainstem, <strong>allowing users to navigate from a complete structural view to the level of individual cells.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Accessibility:<\/strong> The atlas has been made <strong>publicly available through a website<\/strong> so that researchers, clinicians, and patients worldwide can benefit from this research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0IIT Madras released ANCHOR, the world\u2019s most detailed three-dimensional atlas of the human brainstem, at the 3rd BRICS Neuroscience Symposium. About ANCHOR (Atlas of Neurochemical Characterisation of the Human Brainstem with 3D Reconstruction) ANCHOR stands for &#8216;Atlas of Neurochemical Characterisation of the Human Brainstem with 3D Reconstruction&#8216;. 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