Retina Journey: Marathon Results
This Marathon took a bit of time, but we made it across the finish line! We finished it in 3 days, 5 …
Retina Journey: Awards!
Eyewire’s Journey to the Center of the Retina has completed, and it’s time turn an eye to our amazing participants! Look below …
Horizontal vs. Amacrine Cells: Amacrines win!
Go go team Amacrine, you really starbursted onto the scene, and crossed the finish line with gusto! Congrats on taking home the …
Retina Journey: Ganglion Cell Marathon
The retinal signal has reached its final destination before exiting the retina! The Ganglion Cell Layer of the retina is chock-full of …
Retina Journey: Bipolar Cell Trivia
Bipolar cells are communication facilitators between the photoreceptors and the ganglion cells. They are called “bipolar” because of their shape – …
Retina Journey: Horizontal vs. Amacrine Cells
The eye-to-brain pipeline through the retina is photoreceptors –> bipolar cells –> ganglion cells. So who are these strange horizonal and amacrine cells, …
Retina Journey: Photoreceptor Accuracy Happy Hours
Photoreceptors! The first stop on our journey through the retina. Photoreceptors are actually located at the back of the retina, which means …
Journey to the Center of the Retina
Eyewire has hosted many competitions throughout the years, but surprisingly we’ve never done one that explores the subject of our entire citizen …
How to Access the Eyewire II Dataset
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: Marathon Results
Woohoo, we managed to finish the Karst Marathon in 5 hours and 16 minutes! This small but mighty cell came in at …
Spelunking Challenge: Karst Marathon
Karst is a fascinating type of landscape that contains caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers. Karst caves are also called “solution” caves, and …
Spelunking Challenge: Sea Cave Trivia
Sea caves form around a rocky coast line, where the ocean etches away at the cliff face in a process called mechanical …