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Eyewire’s Journey to the Center of the Retina has completed, and it’s time turn an eye to our amazing participants! Look below to see this month’s winners! You can also view the full results here. For science! Photoreceptor Accuracy Happy Hours Bipolar Cell Trivia Amacrine vs Horizontal Cells Ganglion Cell Marathon …
Go go team Amacrine, you really starbursted onto the scene, and crossed the finish line with gusto! Congrats on taking home the trophy in this month’s VS competition! Thanks to both teams and all our participants for joining in on the fun! Leaderboard:
The retinal signal has reached its final destination before exiting the retina! The Ganglion Cell Layer of the retina is chock-full of …
Bipolar cells are communication facilitators between the photoreceptors and the ganglion cells. They are called “bipolar” because of their shape – …
The eye-to-brain pipeline through the retina is photoreceptors –> bipolar cells –> ganglion cells. So who are these strange horizonal and amacrine cells, …
Outer Realms Sector 7 is complete as of 6/17/2025! We have mapped 172 cells in this sector – consisting of 28 Lightyears, …
Photoreceptors! The first stop on our journey through the retina. Photoreceptors are actually located at the back of the retina, which means …
Eyewire has hosted many competitions throughout the years, but surprisingly we’ve never done one that explores the subject of our entire citizen …
Hello Eyewirers! This is a reminder about promotions for Scouts, Scythes, Mystics, Mods, and Mentors! You can fill out the open promotion form here to be considered by …
Once you feel comfortable making edits in the Sandbox, it’s time to request access to the actual Eyewire II Dataset! How to Gain …
Eyewire Goes Spelunking has completed,Eyewire Goes Spelunking has completed, and it’s time to honor our daring spelunkers! Look below to see who …
Woohoo, we managed to finish the Karst Marathon in 5 hours and 16 minutes! This small but mighty cell came in at …