Amy Sterling

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Swag Renewed for 2019-2020 Thanks to Susi!

Swag has become a hallmark of Eyewire competitions ever since KT first started sponsoring it in 2015. While I was on a …

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Looking for a new hobby? Try citizen science!

Eyewire is the tip of the iceberg! There are hundreds, maybe even thousands of citizen science projects out there. From brains to nanobots; …

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The neuron formerly known as 5to is now named Arachne!

The results are in and Arachne is the name of our third newly discovered ganglion cell type! This name was nominated …

Signup for the 5th Annual Eyewire Secret Santa Gift Exchange!

Sign ups for the 5th annual Eyewire Secret Santa gift exchange are now closed. Nurro and his elves are working their magic.. Elves …

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Voting is Open to Name Ganglion Type 5to!

Today the ballots were sent to 3,000 Eyewirers who contributed at least 50 cubes that led to the discovery of six new …

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Trick vs Treat and A Brief History of Halloween

Trick vs Treat, a Hallowe’en Showdown Competition runs Oct 31 from 10 am US ET to midnight! Halloween goes back to the …

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Muller Cells, Glia of the Retina

Is that Skeletor I see under my microscope? Almost. The glowing creatures from Grim’s Carnival Marathon art are inspired by real cells …

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Neuromonster Coloring Contest Gallery

Congratulations to The Neural Reef for winning the Halloween Neuromonster Coloring Contest! This coloring by Anna-Marie features the Axonal Angler. 1st place: Neural …

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Round 3 of neuron naming is now underway!

The 129 Eyewirers who completed over 5,000 cubes during the Countdown to Neuropia, which contributed to the recent publication in Cell, are now eligible to …