The “Potential” of Neuromodulation (Summer Science Series Pt. 3)
The brain’s cells, or neurons, communicate through electric signals that travel down the cells’ long, wiry branches. These electric signals, called action …
Breaking Down Barriers (Summer Science Series Pt. 2)
In microscopy, neuroscientists use photons (light particles) and electrons (charged particles) to zoom in on bits of brain tissue. And a select …
Innovation in Imaging (Summer Science Series Pt. 1)
We’ve told you how centuries of innovation in biological imaging brought us to serial block face imaging, the technique we used to …
Connectomics Lesson Plan: EyeWire Edu
Background information Connectomics is the study of connectomes, the comprehensive maps of neuronal projections and connections. In order to understand connectomes it …
EyeWire Edu
Hello Teachers! We’ve heard that you’re using EyeWire in your classrooms to teach students about neuroscience and citizen science, and we want …