Mapping the Human Brain: What Is the Next Frontier?

Parcellation criteria and typical human brain atlases

The human brain is considered to be the most complex and mysterious organ of our body. Due to technological and ethical considerations, we have not been able to fully map the multi-scale structures and understand the organizing principles. As the origin of human consciousness and intelligence, it inspires awe and marvel. Since the beginning of the 21st century, brain science has increasingly become popular around the whole world, and numerous large-scale brain initiatives have been launched to explore the structure and function of the human brain, to decode the nature of consciousness, and to address the problem of neuropsychiatric diseases.