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The model

Inside a fly brain.

A map of neurons. A starting point for new experiments.

Neurons reconstructed in the male fruit fly central nervous system
MaleCNS · Google Research / HHMI Janelia and collaborators
166k+neurons
~125Msynaptic contacts
1central nervous system

From wiring
to behavior.

A connectome records which neurons connect to one another. MaleCNS maps the adult male fruit fly’s brain and ventral nerve cord. FlyWire maps a different specimen: the adult female brain.

Builders add rules for neural activity, connect inputs, and translate the output into actions. Some use a whole graph; others use a small circuit or a synthetic model.

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Input

Pixels, movement, sound.

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Neural model

Signals propagate through a circuit.

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Action

A readout controls the application.

Read the
original work.

What a demo establishes

A measured wiring diagram does not make every attached animation, controller, or learning rule biological. A video may be a recording; an interactive scene may use a small circuit. Each project page describes the implemented model and the experience available here. These demos do not establish consciousness or general intelligence.

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