After 20 Years, Complete Fruit Fly Connectome Maps 166,700 Neurons and 124.2M Synapses
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-04
A 20-year research project has culminated in the publication of the complete adult fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) nervous system connectome.
- What looks like a mere speck in a dish resolves into 166,700 nerve cells wired by 124.2 million synapses.
- The map provides a full wiring diagram of an animal's nervous system, a milestone resource for neuroscience and brain-inspired AI research.
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