Connectivity Knowledge
Connectivity Knowledge
(SCKAN) SPARC Connectivity Knowledge Base of the Autonomic Nervous System
SCKAN is a key component of the SPARC Program, providing comprehensive knowledge of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) nerve to end organ connectivity. Derived from SPARC experts, literature and textbooks, SCKAN provides the resulting connectivity seen on the SPARC Portal flatmaps. For more information on SCKAN, refer to the documentation below.
The map knowledge package provides a Python wrapper for flatmap-related SCKAN queries, and an additional package, map tools, allows SCKAN connectivity to be viewed and explored in a Jupyter notebook.
ApiNATOMY
SCKAN knowledge is based on various ApiNATOMY models set up by SPARC investigators and the Neuron Phenotype Ontology. For more information on ApiNATOMY, visit the SPARC SAWG site. The ApiNATOMY models can be accessed via the github repository.
Simply clone the repository.
$ git clone https://github.com/open-physiology/apinatomy-models
Navigate to the desired model in the models folder. Each model can be found in the docs folder, in the form of .svg and .pdf files.
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