Track Plasticity.
Quantify Change.

The first ML-assisted 4D analysis platform for dendritic spine dynamics.

Align, track, and classify spines across days or weeks — automatically.

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ConductSpine Day 0 vs Day 7 dendrite comparison showing spine plasticity

Longitudinal Imaging is an Alignment Nightmare.

Three challenges that make manual spine tracking unsustainable at scale.

Elastic mesh grid showing tissue deformation

The Drift

Brains deform. Samples drift. Rigid alignment tools fail to capture non-linear tissue warping across weeks.

Spine classification ambiguity between thin and mushroom types

Classification Subjectivity

Is that a "Thin" or a "Mushroom"? Manual classification varies between raters and sessions.

Dense manual spine annotation on dendrite

The Manual Slog

Click, click, click. Hundreds of spines per segment per timepoint — manually — is unsustainable.

Rigorous 4D Spine Analysis

Three pillars of automated plasticity quantification — registration, tracking, and classification.

4D Elastic Registration showing T=0, T=1, T=2 mesh alignment

Elastic 4D Registration

Non-rigid alignment corrects tissue drift at sub-micron precision across unlimited timepoints.

Longitudinal event tracking showing Day 0 to Day 7 spine changes

Longitudinal Event Tracking

Automatically detect new, stable, and lost spines across imaging sessions.

Spine morphology types with survival probability chart

Morphology & Survival

ML classifies spine types. Survival curves quantify plasticity across conditions.

Plasticity Quantification, Automated

From raw time-lapse stacks to publication-ready plasticity statistics.

Drift correction mesh grid with alignment visualization

Drift? What Drift?

Elastic 4D registration aligns dendrites across timepoints — even through tissue warping and sample drift.

Kaplan-Meier survival curve for dendritic spines

Birth, Death, and Stability

Track the full life cycle of every synapse. Generate survival curves and turnover metrics instantly.

ML spine classification showing Mushroom type at 99% confidence

Beyond "Point and Click"

ML classifies spines into Filopodia, Thin, Stubby, and Mushroom based on volumetric geometry — not subjective labeling.

The ConductScience Pipeline

ConductSpine sits downstream of ConductTrace, using reconstructed dendrites for automated spine analysis.

ConductPrep
Deconvolution & Cleanup
ConductTrace
Dendrite Mapping
ConductSpine
4D Spine Analysis
Analytics
Data Export

Built for 4D Data.

Input

  • 2-Photon / Confocal Time-Lapse
  • OME-TIFF, CZI, IMS, LIF
  • 3D + Time datasets
  • Compatible with any fluorescence microscope

Capabilities

  • Elastic Alignment
  • Spine Density & Turnover Rate
  • Survival Fraction
  • Head Volume & Neck Length
  • Export: CSV, SWC, JSON

Quantify Your Plasticity.

Ideal for LTP/LTD research, Alzheimer’s models, and drug discovery studies.