A sample of neurons from the Drosophila optic lobe (VIDEO)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Janelia scientists and collaborators have released a comprehensive wiring diagram of the fruit fly visual system. The Drosophila optic lobe connectome provides a map of the more than 50,000 neurons that form the fruit fly’s visual system. This video shows a sample of some of the neurons identified in the optic lobe.

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Shin-ya Takemura and Philip Hubbard / HHMI Janelia Research Campus

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