male CNS connectome (VIDEO)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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This video shows all the types of neuron cells in the central nervous system (brain and ventral nerve cord) of the male Drosophila fruit fly. The newly completed connectome is the first map of an entire male fruit fly central nervous system, comprising all the neurons in the brain, both optic lobes, and ventral nerve cord.

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Data acquired and analyzed by the FlyEM Project Team at HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus, the Cambridge Connectomics Group, and Google Research. Video by Philip Hubbard/HHMI Janelia Research Campus

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