In this article,we review the general characteristics of seismicity in and around China and the overall statistics of earthquake damage in 2021,focusing on several significant events and related scientific topics.Amon...In this article,we review the general characteristics of seismicity in and around China and the overall statistics of earthquake damage in 2021,focusing on several significant events and related scientific topics.Among them,the largest event is the M_(S)7.4 Madoi earthquake in Qinghai Province,northwest China.The event marks another M_(S)≥7 earthquake occurring near the boundary of the Bayan Har Block that has ended a remarkable quiescence of the M_(S)≥7 earthquakes within the Chinese mainland.In addition,the M_(S)6.4 Yangbi earthquake in Yunnan Province,southwest China draws the most attention because of its abundant foreshocks,which are well recorded by the densely distributed seismic stations in the surrounding regions.Regarding this event,we review several recent publications focusing on the Gutenberg-Richter b-value change and the physical mechanism of foreshocks associated with this sequence.The M_(S)6.0 Luxian earthquake in Sichuan Province,southwest China has caused serious damage with a relatively low magnitude,partly because the focal depth of the mainshock is relatively shallow (3.5 km).It is another strong earthquake occurring within the southeast Sichuan basin with low historical seismicity yet has increased significantly since 2015,probably due to shale gas development and associated hydraulic fracturing.展开更多
The rhesus macaque(Macaca mulatta)is a crucial experimental animal that shares many genetic,brain organizational,and behavioral characteristics with humans.A macaque brain atlas is fundamental to biomedical and evolut...The rhesus macaque(Macaca mulatta)is a crucial experimental animal that shares many genetic,brain organizational,and behavioral characteristics with humans.A macaque brain atlas is fundamental to biomedical and evolutionary research.However,even though connectivity is vital for understanding brain functions,a connectivity-based whole-brain atlas of the macaque has not previously been made.In this study,we created a new whole-brain map,the Macaque Brainnetome Atlas(MacBNA),based on the anatomical connectivity profiles provided by high angular and spatial resolution ex vivo diffusion MRI data.The new atlas consists of 248 cortical and 56 subcortical regions as well as their structural and functional connections.The parcellation and the diffusion-based tractography were evaluated with invasive neuronal-tracing and Nissl-stained images.As a demonstrative application,the structural connectivity divergence between macaque and human brains was mapped using the Brainnetome atlases of those two species to uncover the genetic underpinnings of the evolutionary changes in brain structure.The resulting resource includes:(1)the thoroughly delineated Macaque Brainnetome Atlas(MacBNA),(2)regional connectivity profiles,(3)the postmortem high-resolution macaque diffusion and T2-weighted MRI dataset(Brainnetome-8),and(4)multi-contrast MRI,neuronal-tracing,and histological images collected from a single macaque.MacBNA can serve as a common reference frame for mapping multifaceted features across modalities and spatial scales and for integrative investigation and characterization of brain organization and function.Therefore,it will enrich the collaborative resource platform for nonhuman primates and facilitate translational and comparative neuroscience research.展开更多
基金the Spark Program of Earthquake Sciences(XH20072)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U2039202).
文摘In this article,we review the general characteristics of seismicity in and around China and the overall statistics of earthquake damage in 2021,focusing on several significant events and related scientific topics.Among them,the largest event is the M_(S)7.4 Madoi earthquake in Qinghai Province,northwest China.The event marks another M_(S)≥7 earthquake occurring near the boundary of the Bayan Har Block that has ended a remarkable quiescence of the M_(S)≥7 earthquakes within the Chinese mainland.In addition,the M_(S)6.4 Yangbi earthquake in Yunnan Province,southwest China draws the most attention because of its abundant foreshocks,which are well recorded by the densely distributed seismic stations in the surrounding regions.Regarding this event,we review several recent publications focusing on the Gutenberg-Richter b-value change and the physical mechanism of foreshocks associated with this sequence.The M_(S)6.0 Luxian earthquake in Sichuan Province,southwest China has caused serious damage with a relatively low magnitude,partly because the focal depth of the mainshock is relatively shallow (3.5 km).It is another strong earthquake occurring within the southeast Sichuan basin with low historical seismicity yet has increased significantly since 2015,probably due to shale gas development and associated hydraulic fracturing.
基金partially supported by the Science and Technology Innovation 2030-Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Project(2021ZD0200200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62327805,82151307,82072099,82202253)。
文摘The rhesus macaque(Macaca mulatta)is a crucial experimental animal that shares many genetic,brain organizational,and behavioral characteristics with humans.A macaque brain atlas is fundamental to biomedical and evolutionary research.However,even though connectivity is vital for understanding brain functions,a connectivity-based whole-brain atlas of the macaque has not previously been made.In this study,we created a new whole-brain map,the Macaque Brainnetome Atlas(MacBNA),based on the anatomical connectivity profiles provided by high angular and spatial resolution ex vivo diffusion MRI data.The new atlas consists of 248 cortical and 56 subcortical regions as well as their structural and functional connections.The parcellation and the diffusion-based tractography were evaluated with invasive neuronal-tracing and Nissl-stained images.As a demonstrative application,the structural connectivity divergence between macaque and human brains was mapped using the Brainnetome atlases of those two species to uncover the genetic underpinnings of the evolutionary changes in brain structure.The resulting resource includes:(1)the thoroughly delineated Macaque Brainnetome Atlas(MacBNA),(2)regional connectivity profiles,(3)the postmortem high-resolution macaque diffusion and T2-weighted MRI dataset(Brainnetome-8),and(4)multi-contrast MRI,neuronal-tracing,and histological images collected from a single macaque.MacBNA can serve as a common reference frame for mapping multifaceted features across modalities and spatial scales and for integrative investigation and characterization of brain organization and function.Therefore,it will enrich the collaborative resource platform for nonhuman primates and facilitate translational and comparative neuroscience research.