Category: citizen science

  • Banc-Bot Guide

    Banc-Bot Guide

    Welcome to the BANC! We’re happy you’ve decided to join us to begin proofreading in the GNG (Gnathal Ganglia) of fruit fly brain and nerve cord! If you’re coming from Eyewire, or even if you are a seasoned Flyer, with this dataset we’ll be tracking progress a little differently. We’ll be using a little friend called…

  • FlyWire Addons

    FlyWire Addons

    Thanks so much to Flyer and volunteer dev @Krzysztof Kruk for bringing a bunch of amazing new features to FlyWire! This post will act as a central repository for all these addons. Feel free to add as many as you like to FlyWire to improve your proofreading experience!

  • Optic Lobe Cell Catalog

    Optic Lobe Cell Catalog

    Much of a fly’s cognitive processing power is dedicated to vision. Understanding circuits underlying vision may uncover secrets of sensory processing in other intelligent animals. Here’s an overview of the main cell types of the fly optic lobes.

  • To trace, or not to trace? How to know when your cell is finished

    To trace, or not to trace? How to know when your cell is finished

    How perfect is too perfect? Let’s go over some tricks and tips to decide when it’s time to stop proofreading.

  • How to Access the FlyWire Production Dataset

    How to Access the FlyWire Production Dataset

    Once you feel comfortable making edits in the FlyWire Sandbox, it’s time to request access to the master dataset aka Production.

  • Claiming and Completing Cells in FlyWire

    Claiming and Completing Cells in FlyWire

    Once you have been granted access to FlyWire’s Production Dataset, you’re ready to use your new power as a force for science.