Researcher drives virtual duck with a 192-neuron fly connectome controller
DJiafei · x · 2026-09-14
A hobby project uses a 192-neuron subset of the male fly CNS connectome to train a controller whose modeled neural activity drives exploratory head and body movements of a virtual 'Microduck', making the neural activity visible as it moves.
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