GDPR Update to Eyewire User Settings
The European GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) goes live on May 25 so we have added two features to Eyewire profiles that …
An Eyewirer’s Guide to Naming Newly Discovered Cells
29,276 Eyewirers contributed to reconstructing nearly 400 ganglion cells in a recent Seung Lab+Eyewirers publication that discovered 6 new cell types. Those …
Structural and Functional Diversity of Eyewire Neurons Revealed
Big news, Eyewirers! Your latest research has been published in the journal Cell and all 29,276 Eyewirers who helped are coauthors. Thanks to a …
Celebrating 5 Years of BRAIN Initiative on Capitol Hill
In 2013, President Obama announced a new endeavor to further neuroscience research in the form of the United States BRAIN Initiative. Sebastian was there …
The April Fools Downtime Was No Joke. Here’s What Happened and How We’ll Prevent It In The Future.
We lost a node at the data center. In order prevent further interruptions, we’re migrating Eyewire to the cloud. We’ve been planning this move for a while and will be accelerating the process because of the recent issues.
Ever wonder where the axons of Eyewire cells end up?
The endpoints of cells like those that send projections out of the Eyewire dataset.
Join a Live Science Chat with Ashwin
Save the date! Seung Lab postdoc, electron microscope expert, and zebrafish researcher Ashwin Vishwanathan will be hosting a live science chat in …
Celebrate the National Eye Institute’s 50th Birthday with Vision Science Competitions!
We’re teaming up with the National Eye Institute to host a series of science-themed competitions that will take place between March and October, 2018. Kick things off with a special Scythe Marathon beginning at 8 am on Monday, March 5. Look for the NEI Marathon cell and race to trace, for the results of this marathon will be on display at an event on Capital Hill in Washington, DC on March 21!
Surprise Happy Hour
It’s Martin Luther King day here in America. Today we celebrate equality and progress. Despite the news, the world is actually …
5 Years of Eyewire
December 10th is Eyewire’s 5th birthday. Five years..I can hardly believe it! It seems like just yesterday that we were planning a launch and …
Jobs: We’re Hiring
Are you a full stack developer with a passion for games and an interest in the brain? Join a team that is …
A Cortex Neuron Mural at Princeton by Kfay
Everything you think and feel is manifested in the brain as electrical and chemical activity within an extraordinarily complex network of neurons. …