Drosophila melanogaster
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- 2026-09-09 research_milestone Google AI released a complete wiring diagram of a male fruit fly's brain and central nervous system. source
- 2026-09-03 research_milestone Google Research and HHMI Janelia published a complete map of the male fruit fly brain and central nervous system, the largest brain map to date. source
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Fruit fly brain map used for trading, new game demo released, Batman 2 villains teased, and Linux icons updated
Researchers have mapped the central nervous system connectome of both male and female Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as fruit flies. This detailed neural map has been utilized for tasks such as stock trading an…
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Fruit fly brain plays Dreamcast game Seaman
A male fruit fly brain, specifically *Drosophila melanogaster*, has been utilized to play the game Seaman on a Sega Dreamcast console. This unusual application of biological material for entertainment purposes was share…
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AI-powered fruit fly brain trades crypto for Coinbase engineer
A Coinbase engineer has given a simulated fruit fly brain, powered by AI, $100 to trade cryptocurrencies. The simulated brain, based on the neural network of a Drosophila melanogaster, was tasked with making investment …
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New deep learning pipeline accelerates Drosophila brain registration
Researchers have developed a novel deep registration pipeline for high-resolution 3D brain volumes of Drosophila melanogaster larvae. This new method significantly outperforms traditional registration techniques in accu…
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Google AI simulates fruit fly brain playing games and trading Bitcoin
Google AI has released a series of posts detailing experiments with a simulated fruit fly brain. The AI has been used to control the fly's actions in various scenarios, including playing video games like Doom and Beat S…
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Google AI maps male fruit fly brain with 166,000 neurons · 4 sources tracked
Google AI has released a comprehensive brain map of a male fruit fly, detailing over 166,000 neurons and 125 million connections. This new map significantly surpasses their previous 2020 project, which detailed 25,000 n…
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Google maps fruit fly brain, engineers train AI to play Doom
Google engineers have successfully mapped the complete brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, creating the MaleCNS v1.0 connectome. This detailed model, comprising over 166,000 neurons, has already…
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Google maps fruit fly brain, engineers make it play Doom
Google has successfully mapped the complete brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, reconstructing over 166,000 neurons using AI. Shortly after this scientific breakthrough, software engineers demon…
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Fruit fly brain simulated, plays "Bad Apple!!"
Researchers have successfully simulated the entire brain of a fruit fly, a significant feat in neuroscience. This simulated fruit fly brain was then trained to play the classic arcade game "Bad Apple!!". The simulation …
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Researchers complete second full fruit fly brain map
Researchers have successfully mapped the complete neural connectome of a male fruit fly, marking the second time such a comprehensive brain map has been achieved. This new map complements an earlier one of a female frui…
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Fruit fly-inspired AI learns without forgetting; mathematicians ponder AI's impact
Researchers have developed a new algorithm inspired by fruit flies that utilizes sparse coding to achieve rapid learning without catastrophic forgetting. Separately, a discussion at the 2026 International Congress of Ma…
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New AI Algorithm Mimics Fruit Fly Scent Memory
Researchers have developed a new algorithm inspired by the olfactory memory of fruit flies. This algorithm demonstrates an ability to retain and recall scent memories, a capability previously thought to be exclusive to …
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Google Maps Complete Male Fruit Fly Brain with AI · 2 sources tracked
Google Research, in collaboration with HHMI Janelia, has published a complete map of the male fruit fly brain and central nervous system. This map, detailing over 166,000 neurons and 125 million synaptic connections, is…
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DesktopFly brings a simulated fruit fly brain to your desktop
A developer has created a desktop application called DesktopFly that simulates a real fruit fly on a user's computer. This simulation is based on a scan of a fruit fly's brain, incorporating 668 neurons and approximatel…
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LLMs used to infer neural circuit function in fruit fly brain
Researchers have developed LLantia, a novel method that uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to infer the function of neural circuits and their constituent cell types. This approach synthesizes existing literature on cell …
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New SimpSyn Model Advances Invertebrate Synapse Detection
Researchers have developed SimpSyn, a novel Residual U-Net model designed for efficient and accurate synapse detection in invertebrate species. This model was trained on a diverse benchmark dataset encompassing four vol…
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Fly brain topology inspires robust neural network for robot navigation
Researchers have developed a new recurrent neural network called FLYNN, which is directly modeled after the neural architecture of a fruit fly's brain. This network demonstrates robust navigation capabilities in simulat…
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EssentialGIN uses graph networks for gene prediction
Researchers have developed EssentialGIN, a novel approach for predicting essential genes using graph isomorphism neural networks. This method integrates biological data like gene expression and orthology information wit…
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New AGM technique boosts Transformer robustness in cross-domain sentiment analysis
Researchers have developed Attribution-Guided Masking (AGM), a novel training technique designed to improve the generalization capabilities of pre-trained Transformer models in sentiment classification tasks. AGM addres…
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New ART-Track framework improves multi-object tracking for space science experiments
Researchers have developed ART-Track, a novel motion-driven tracking framework designed for analyzing multi-animal behavior in space science experiments. This system addresses challenges like weak visual cues and comple…