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Explore the dataset

You have multiple options to interactively explore the dataset:

NeuPrint is a web-based platform for interactively exploring connectome data. You can search for neurons, visualize their morphology, and analyze their connectivity.

Go to NeuPrint

Neuroglancer is a web-based platform for visualizing large-scale 3D data. You can explore the image data, segmentation and synapse detection in 3D. The above neuroglancer scene contains the following layers:

  • em-clahe: the EM image data; try pressing space to toggle the view
  • cns-seg: the neuron segmentation; this layer is currently active - try changing the current search term from "DNa01" to e.g. "DP1m"
  • brain/vnc-neuropil-shell: layers for the neuropil outlines
  • presyn/postsyn: toggle the layers by clicking on them to show pre- and postsynaptic sites for the currently selected neurons

In addition to the above visible layers, the scene contains a number of "archived" layers that you can enable by clicking on the little stack button in the top right corner where it says "6/37". Among others you will find:

  • flywire-meshes: neuron meshes from the FlyWire connectome (v783) transformed into maleCNS space for co-visualization
  • hemibrain-meshes: neuron meshes from the hemibrain (v1.2.1) connectome transformed into maleCNS space for co-visualization
  • brain-/vnc-defects: these layers show areas with known data defects/artefacts

For a summary of dimorphic neurons, including their morphology and connectivity, please visit our Dimorphism Explorer.

Go to Dimorphism Explorer

This project is a collaboration between FlyEM (HHMI Janelia), the University of Cambridge (Dept. of Zoology), the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, and Google Research.

The Male CNS dataset is licensed under CC-BY.