#drosophila on Hacker News

2 stories tagged drosophila, newest first.

Screenshot of github.com: A 3D fruit fly on macOS desktop powered by the real FlyWire connectome

A 3D fruit fly on macOS desktop powered by the real FlyWire connectome (github.com)

364 points by phoenix120 2 months ago | 173 comments

GitHub repository for DesktopFly, a macOS app showing a 3D fruit fly on the desktop driven by a live spiking simulation of the FlyWire connectome.

flywire connectome drosophila spiking-neural-network

Screenshot of economist.com: An adult fruit fly brain has been mapped

An adult fruit fly brain has been mapped (economist.com)

548 points by teleforce 2 years ago | 178 comments

The Economist article reporting that a complete connectome of an adult fruit fly brain has been mapped, and discussing prospects for mapping human brains.

connectome neuroscience fruit-fly brain-mapping

#drosophila on Hacker News

A 3D fruit fly on macOS desktop powered by the real FlyWire connectome(github.com)

An adult fruit fly brain has been mapped(economist.com)

A 3D fruit fly on macOS desktop powered by the real FlyWire connectome (github.com)

An adult fruit fly brain has been mapped (economist.com)