- Public access to the first fly connectome that spans the whole CNS - BANC!: codex.flywire.ai?dataset=banc Different from prior connectomes - it is brain + cord (think spinal cord) We use it to ‘embody’ the system and find it resembles ‘subsumption architecture’ doi.org/10.1101/2025...Aug 2, 2025 14:30
- A massive community effort, centred on @harvardmed.bsky.social @princetonneuro.bsky.social. EM data from @darbly.bsky.social lab, collected by @jasper-tms.bsky.social @mindyisminsu.bsky.social.
- Flywire collaborators @princetonneuro.bsky.social were essential in building the connectome, and theory collaborators in interpreting it! @jdrugowitsch.bsky.social Art by @amysterling.bsky.social!
- It’s a big project and I’m taking a short holiday now after the preprint! So I’ll make another post later showing all the bits of it, and how we did this as a community !
- Ah! Wei has already done a great job of this, credits at the end of this thread: bsky.app/profile/darb...
- How is the nervous system organized to coordinate behavior? To approach this massive question, a team led by @asbates.bsky.social, @jasper-tms.bsky.social, @mindyisminsu.bsky.social, & Helen Yang present the BANC: a Brain and Nerve Cord connectome. Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🧪#Neuroskyence
