EyeWire at the Exploratorium
Cognitive Technology, a new exhibit at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, invites visitors to experience the epic intersection of neuroscience, art and design. Opening to …
Neuroscience Meets Design: Seeing A Synapse
A synapse between a starburst amacrine cell and a ganglion cell mapped by gamers in EyeWire. These neurons are found in …
3D Print a Neuron!
Say hello to the first ever 3D printed neuron mapped in EyeWire! Thanks to a collaboration between NIH 3D Print, EyeWire HQ and …
Behind the Science: The Anatomy of a Neuron
The network formed by the billions of neurons in your body is responsible for all five senses, controls movement and consciousness. This article …
Image Gallery: EyeWire’s First Nature Paper
Today EyeWire’s first publication came out in Nature. Read all about it here. Below, check out imagery of some of the beautiful …
What happens in the human brain when we make decisions?
What happens in the human brain when we are thinking or making decisions? Neuroscientist Paul King weighs in via Quora: This is like …
A New Starburst Neuron is Complete!
Way to go! EyeWirers finished a new Starburst Neuron, bringing the grand total to 28 neurons! Check it out in the video …
EyeWire Google+ Hangout on Air: Tomorrow
Join EyeWire HQ for a Google+ Hangout on Air tomorrow, July 17th, at 3 pm US ET! What’s it like to build …
New Neuron Complete: Mystery Cell 5
You’ve completed a new cell! Mystery Cell 5 is the 20th neuron completed by the EyeWire community. Way to go! Revisit completed …
I Spy A New Starburst Neuron in EyeWire…
A new Starburst Neuron is up in EyeWire! It’s already grown to 130 cubes. Let’s map it and see which J Cells …
Bazinga! A New Starburst Neuron is Complete!
A 20th neuron has been completed by the EyeWire community! Check it out below and sign in on eyewire.org to explore it …
And you thought mapping neurons was easy
There are about 85 billion neurons in one human brain. These are all branches of just one cell: a starburst neuron in the …