Editing Neuron (section)

====Multimodel classification====
Since 2012 there has been a push from the cellular and [[computational neuroscience]] community to come up with a universal classification of neurons that will apply to all neurons in the brain as well as across species. This is done by considering the three essential qualities of all neurons: electrophysiology, morphology, and the individual transcriptome of the cells. Besides being universal this classification has the advantage of being able to classify astrocytes as well. A method called [[patch-sequencing]] in which all three qualities can be measured at once is used extensively by the [[Allen Institute for Brain Science]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201203/Patch-seq-technique-helps-depict-the-variation-of-neural-cells-in-the-brain.aspx |title=Patch-seq technique helps depict the variation of neural cells in the brain |work=News-medical.net |date=3 December 2020 |access-date=26 August 2021 }}</ref> In 2023, a comprehensive cell atlas of the adult, and developing human brain at the transcriptional, epigenetic, and functional levels was created through an international collaboration of researchers using the most cutting-edge molecular biology approaches.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Science AAAS
| title = BRAIN CELL CENSUS 
| url = https://www.science.org/collections/brain-cell-census 
| access-date = 2023-10-17
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