Fruit fly connectome: All 139,255 neurons in an adult fruit fly brain (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Fruit fly connectome: All 139,255 neurons in an adult fruit fly brain

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This image shows the complete fruit fly connectome: all 139,255 brain cells in the brain of an adult fruit fly. Activity within these neurons drives an entire organism, from sensory perception to decision-making to flying. These neurons are connected by more than 50 million connections (synapses). A Princeton-led team of gamers, neuroscientists and professional tracers painstakingly mapped out the locations and connections of every brain cell, using 21 million images. 

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Tyler Sloan / FlyWire / Princeton University

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