In neuroscience, numerous complementary techniques have been established to estimate human brain connections in vivo. We have created a tool that aligns complementary views of brain connectivity into a unified latent representation. This tool can then translate among patterns of white matter connectivity and functional coactivation, across myriad estimation techniques, preserving inter-individual variability.
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This is a summary of: Jamison, K. W. et al. Krakencoder: a unified brain connectome translation and fusion tool. Nat. Methods https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-025-02706-2 (2025).
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Krakencoder unifies diverse estimates of brain connectivity. Nat Methods 22, 1406–1407 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-025-02705-3
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