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EyeWire Poster Series

Rockstar designer Alex Norton is hard at work on a gorgeous new poster series. This is the first of many. Would you …

eyewire, citizen science, crowdsourcing, neuroscience, neurons, 3D neurons, neurites

Awesome Neuron Image

GLORIOUS. Gamers helped map these neurons by playing EyeWire.   Credit: Alex Norton, EyeWire, Seung Lab, MIT

fMRI, Lee et al. "Global and local fMRI signals driven by neurons defined optogenetically by type and wiring" Nature, 2010

What is the resolution of an fMRI?

How well do fMRI measurements correlate with neural activity? Neuroscientist Paul King weighs in via Quora:   What most people say is that fMRI correlates …

synaptic vesicle, neuroscience, vesicle

What are the basics of brain chemistry?

What are the basics of brain chemistry? Neuroscientist Paul King weighs in via Quora:   This is a challenging question because neurochemistry is so complex. …

IFLS vs EyeWire Elite, EyeWire, competition, IFLS

Revenge of IFLS

GAME TIME. Can n00bie science fans can beat EyeWire elite? Only one way to find out.. In light of the recent IFLS …

EyeWire OnFire, OnFire, EyeWire, citizen science, science design, neuroscience, neurons, crowd source,

EyeWire OnFire: Winners

It’s been an epic 5 weeks in EyeWire OnFire. Together you completed over 103,000 cubes (67,800 starburst cubes) and 8 starburst neurons. 3,816 new players …

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EyeWire OnFire: Week 3

You’re awesome. The EyeWire community has submitted 80,000 cubes since EyeWire OnFire began on Oct 6. 52,839 (two thirds) of those cubes were starburst. Today we …