Since the '50 largest neurons' #connectome render with Amy Robinson Sterling FlyWire has made it's way around the world, I'm sharing an animated version. Including: Information flow from the ocelli, 50 largest #neurons, and a LOT of #synapses on one MASSIVE neuron. #neuroscience

This clip is a segment from a longer #neuroscience educational video I made combining #neuro history, remixing other #connectomics datasets, in an attempt to share my appreciation for the complex circuitry in real #brains, and excitement for the future.

If you're interested in #connectomics, I've written recently for @_TheTransmitter on challenges around whole-brain visualization, the complexities of scaling up, the need to aggregate #neurons into meaningful groups, with more pretty pictures!

@amyneurons @FlyWireNews Not sure science or the rendering is more beautiful 👍

The images have been making there way around the world, and for many people it will be the first time that they've seen what real neurons look like. I'm a hard-liner and think that as neuroscientists we shouldn't move away from 'fake' neurons being used in science communication

@amyneurons @FlyWireNews It's fascinating to see the complex dance of neurons and synapses come to life in this animation. I'm particularly intrigued by the info flow from the ocelli - definitely worth a closer look.

@qTechHiker @amyneurons @FlyWireNews Agreed! Check out Fig 7 they've done some slick science that was used in the animation. The animation used information flow data (Fig 6) with the Ocellar starting circuit (Fig7)

@amyneurons @FlyWireNews This animated version brings the complexity of the brain to life, truly fascinating work on understanding neurons and synapses!

@amyneurons @FlyWireNews Maya? Blender? Something custom?

@amyneurons @FlyWireNews Blender with lot of Python