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Deck Spec: 01 Why Map the Brain

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  1. Title and course positioning
    • Key message: this track is the technical pathway from biological question to measurable structure.
    • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE12_LESSON1-S02-01
  2. The motivating question
    • Key message: why map connectivity if function is dynamic and context-dependent?
    • Figure: FIG-SRC-21_02388_X_TECHTALK_-S10-01
  3. Why structure still matters
    • Key message: structure constrains feasible computations and circuit hypotheses.
    • Figure: FIG-SRC-21_02388_X_TECHTALK_-S11-01
  4. Reverse-engineering analogy and limits
    • Key message: decomposition helps but does not directly establish causal function.
    • Figure: FIG-SRC-21_02388_X_TECHTALK_-S12-01
  5. What this course will and will not claim
    • Key message: distinguish descriptive mapping from mechanistic inference.
    • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE12_LESSON1-S04-01
  6. Hypothesis translation workflow
    • Key message: biological question -> measurable structural endpoint -> null model.
    • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE12_LESSON1-S07-01
  7. Measurement targets
    • Key message: motifs, synapse densities, targeting ratios, and path constraints.
    • Figure: no new figure required (schema slide).
  8. Evidence thresholds
    • Key message: claims require explicit reconstruction quality and uncertainty bounds.
  9. Common overclaims
    • Key message: avoid claiming dynamic function directly from static structure alone.
  10. Mini-case example
    • Key message: write one valid claim and one excluded claim from same dataset.
  11. Activity instructions
    • Key message: draft a one-page study brief with metric and null model.
  12. Debrief and bridge to Unit 02
    • Key message: scale selection is the next gating technical decision.

Assessment