Seeing is believing: Scientists reveal connectome of the fruit fly visual system


by Phys.org

Phys.org— Janelia scientists and collaborators have reached another milestone in connectomics, unveiling a comprehensive wiring diagram of the fruit fly visual system. The work has been released on the pre-print server bioRxiv.

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