The newly released connectome of the fruit fly's brain includes nearly 140,000 neurons and over 54.5 million synapses, marking a significant advancement in neuroscience.
Creating the FlyWire map, researchers used AI tools and electron microscopy images of the fruit fly's brain, necessitating extensive manual proofreading for accuracy in the wiring diagram.
Co-leaders Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung highlighted that their project's completion required over four years of meticulous work, involving millions of manual edits by the team and volunteers.
Clay Reid emphasized the importance of this connectome, stating that it's a huge deal and that the world has been anxiously waiting for such comprehensive neuroanatomical data.
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