43 min
Insights into vision from interpreting a neuronal wiring diagram
Vision Science, Neuroanatomy, Computational Neuroscience and seminar by Sebastian Seung, Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Wednesday 11:00 New York (GMT-4)
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Abstract
In 2023, the FlyWire Consortium released the neuronal wiring diagram of an adult fly brain. This contains as a corollary the first complete wiring diagram of a visual system, which has been used to identify all 200+ cell types that are intrinsic to the Drosophila optic lobe. About half of these cell types were previously unknown, and less than 20% have ever been recorded by a physiologist. I will argue that plausible functions for many cell types can be guessed by interpreting the wiring diagram.
VVTNS Fifth Season Closing Lecture.
Topics
FlyWire Consortiumneuronal wiring diagramadult fly brainvisual systemDrosophila optic lobecell typesTheoretical Neuroscience
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