Google and HHMI Release Complete Fruit Fly Brain Connectome with 166,000 Neurons
matiroy · x · 2026-09-06
- Google Research, in partnership with HHMI Janelia, has released a complete map of the male fruit fly brain and central nervous system — the largest cellular-level brain connectome to date, covering over 166,000 neurons.
- A commenter argues that mapping the human connectome is mission-critical if cryonics is to serve as a viable bridge to a future where disease and aging are curable, since "you are the structure of your brain."
- The dataset is a major milestone for neuroscience and potentially relevant to brain-inspired AI modeling.
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