A fruit fly connectome is flying this drone. Camera → fly eyes → spiking brain → descending neurons → throttle.
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GITHUB
The fly on top is a mascot. The pilot is the simulated brain on the right. MiniFly: 850-neuron synthetic stand-in with real fly cell types, running in your browser. The Python package loads the full ~166k-neuron MaleCNS connectome. Simulation, not a real flight.
Fly eyesT4/T5 · LPLC2
Brain · click it-
SpikesDN · inter · input
What the fly sees and doest 0.0 s
WARMING UPbrain settles on the ground
measuring resting firing rates of the descending neurons
SWAT THE DRONE the fly brain has to see it coming
0dodged
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0streak
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1.2m/s
-GF lead ms
click the room or press S to swing
Try: click the fly · press S to swat the drone · click a neuron group in the Brain panel · drag to orbit
GIANT FIBER ESCAPELPLC2 + LC4 → DNp01 fired
WARMING UP THE BRAIN
850 neurons settling · measuring resting rates