# Patch-seq **Entity class:** Multimodal cell-characterization method **Collections:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] · [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] ## Definition **Patch-seq** combines patch-clamp electrophysiology, cellular morphology, and single-cell transcriptomic profiling to relate a neuron's function, shape, and molecular identity. ## Relationships - Patch-seq contributes multimodal evidence to [[wiki/BICAN|BICAN]] and cell-type reference atlases. - It complements spatial methods such as [[wiki/MERFISH|MERFISH]] and structural evidence from [[wiki/Connectomics|connectomics]]. - [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] uses such methods to distinguish reference cell identity from person-specific dynamic state. <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> This entry's documented connections are expressed in its definition and related-work routes, with provenance retained in the source-linked material. <!-- END HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> ## Related Work in the Corpus <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED CORPUS ROUTES 2026-09-11 --> - In [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]], **IV. The brain as [[wiki/Connectomic Reference Address Space|address space]]** provides the narrative context for **Patch-seq**: The connectome is also becoming typed. <!-- END HUMANIZED CORPUS ROUTES 2026-09-11 -->