I know there's a πππ going on right now, but I couldnβt be prouder to share this long-incubated labor of love: the complete connectome of the male π·πππ ππβπππ optic lobe π§ πͺ°
π https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08746-0
π https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08746-0
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BUT if youβre a fan of fly vision and neuroanatomy, the Supplemental Materials are the real treat π
We made a catalog of all the cells and it's β¨beautifulβ¨
π§ Interactive explorer: https://reiserlab.github.io/male-drosophila-visual-system-connectome/
Weβre sharing all our code so you can reproduce our figures or go deeper into the analysis:
πͺ°π§ https://github.com/reiserlab/male-drosophila-visual-system-connectome-code
πͺ°π§ https://neuprint.janelia.org/?dataset=optic-lobe:v1.1
Explore & discover to your heart's content β or let us know what you'd like to know and we can help!
Find the lines:
πͺ°π§ https://splitgal4.janelia.org/cgi-bin/splitgal4.cgi
Thanks to all 70 co-authors who contributed in so many ways. #connectome #flyvision #openscience