AN INTERACTIVE CONNECTOME
Drive the fly.
See behavior light up.
Walk, steer, eat, and escape—then see the neurons behind each move.
WALKING LAB · LIVEUse arrow keys or the controls below
ASSEMBLING 69 ANATOMICAL SEGMENTS
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NEURAL INTERFACE
FORAGING OBJECTIVEFIND THE RIPE FRUITFOLLOW THE YEASTY SCENT
NEURONS INVOLVEDFORWARD WALK
DNg100×2AN09B029_b×2AN02A002×2
Six selected cells: DNg100 sends walking drive down from the brain; AN09B029_b and AN02A002 carry information about the moving legs back toward it.
6 cells208,259 synapsesBANC v888
COLOR KEYDNg100descending walking driveAN09B029_b + AN02A002leg-state feedback (pooled)Context neuronsanatomical reference
WALK MODE
PACE SETTING55%DNg100 · WALK DRIVE
GROUND SPEED0.00mm/sSTILL
COLOR KEY
SensoryAscendingDescendingVNC + motorCentral brain
CONNECTOME-SUPPORTED Structure suggests pathways; it does not record neural activity.
WHY BANC?
A whole nervous system, in one map.
The BANC (Brain and Nerve Cord) is the first fly connectome that includes the whole central nervous system, mapped down to the synapse. Because the brain and the nerve cord were reconstructed together, a single pathway can be followed from the brain all the way to the motor neurons that move a leg or a wing.
GO DEEPERWhat is a connectome?
A wiring diagram of a nervous system, mapped synapse by synapse.
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