Current structural and functional brain maps generated from the national brain projects
| Map type | Main technique | Unit | Illustration |
| Anatomical structure map | Anatomy | Physiological structure | Figure 1E |
| Anatomical cytoarchitecture map | MRI+histological section images | Micro-structural parcellation | Figure 1F 63 |
| Anatomical cell (type) map | Single-cell RNA sequencing24/proteomics/DNA methylation et al; serial high-throughput electron microscopy64 | Single cell |
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Figure 1H 64 |
| Anatomical connectivity map | dMRI/DTI | Nerve fibre bundle | Figure 1I 65 |
| Anatomical neuron projection map | HD-fMOST33; VISoR+SMART66 | Neuron projection | Figure 1J 67 |
| Functional connectivity map | fMRI; EEG; MEG; fNIRS | Region of interest | Figure 1K 68 |
| Functional neural circuit map | Neuron tracing; serial electron microscopic reconstruction; electrophysiological and optical methods42 | Neural circuit | Figure 1L 69 |
| (functional) Subjective concept map | fMRI+sematic mapping algorithm70 | Word | Figure 1M 70 |
dMRI, dynamic MRI; DTI, diffusion tensor imaging; EEG, electroencephalogram; fMRI, functional MRI; fNIRS, functional near-infrared spectroscopy; HD-fMOST, high-definition fluorescent micro-optical sectioning tomography; MEG, magnetoencephalogram; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; SMART, a pipeline with serial sectioning and clearing, three-dimensional microscopy with semiautomated reconstruction and tracing; VISoR, volumetric imaging with synchronised on-the-fly-scan and readout.