Mouse vs Zebrafish: Scientific face-off
If you’ve played Eyewire for awhile you may be familiar with our two datasets – e2198 and the zfish dataset (available to …
Somas vs Synapses: Special Brain Awareness Week Versus
It’s Brain Awareness Week, a once-a-year celebration of all things cerebral. Tons of fun events are taking place on the interwebs, from …
Eyewire prepares to enter… the Outer Realms!
You’re invited to join a journey to the edge of the neuroverse and venture into unknown territory. With the Amacrine Adventures wrapping …
Explore Cortical Neurons
We are excited to share the MICrONS Explorer, a visualization tool featuring 364 excitatory cortical neurons. These cells come from Layer 2/3 …
Ramón y Cajal vs Golgi: Ramón y Cajal wins!
Both Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Camillo Golgi made important contributions to neuroscience that still influence the way we do research to …
Ramón y Cajal vs Golgi – A neuroscience rivalry
Although it seems obvious to us today that the brain is made up of billions of cells called “neurons,” this was …
Cell type 1no has a new name – Introducing Aletheia!
The results are in for our latest neuron naming contest! The cell type known as type 1no will henceforth be called Aletheia! …
Neuron iPhone and Android Wallpapers
Here’s a new iPhone and Android lock screen background featuring a render of a cortical column found within the dataset that will become …
Welcome to the Eyewire Cup!
Grab your vuvuzela, the 2018 Eyewire World Cup is here! All countries are eligible but only the top 8 from the qualifiers …
Player Progression in Eyewire
Eyewire is only possible with a great community. You may think that Eyewirers just play cubes. In reality there is so much …
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 …
Announcing Player-Sponsored Promotions!
Are you a hardworking player who is ready to evolve into a super Eyewirer? Tired of waiting around for HQ to help get …