FLYBOX

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open-source sandbox simulation neuroscience connectome interactive

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FlyBox is an open-source interactive sandbox for exploring a simulated fruit-fly connectome with 166,700 neurons and approximately 25.6 million synapses, allowing users to manipulate stimuli and observe neural activity in real time.

<p> Explore a fruit-fly connectome inside a living sandbox </p> <p> <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/flybox-2?utm_campaign=producthunt-atom-posts-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_source=producthunt-atom-posts-feed">Discussion</a> | <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/r/p/1260414?app_id=339">Link</a> </p>

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# FLYBOX: Explore a fruit-fly connectome inside a living sandbox | Product Hunt Source: [https://www.producthunt.com/products/flybox-2](https://www.producthunt.com/products/flybox-2) FlyBox is an open\-source interactive sandbox built around a simulated fruit\-fly connectome with 166,700 neurons and ~25\.6M synapses\. Give the fly food, predators, obstacles, light and other stimuli, then watch its neural activity and behavior change in real time\. Stimulate or silence neural populations, lesion connections, fork experiments, compare brains and inspect what the fly is doing as it happens\.

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