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A fly smells with its antennae (its two feelers). Tap Stimulate to send a smell in. Watch the orange neurons light up.

Tap the glowing button at the bottom.

Stimulate

Silence

Activity

  • Smell receptors0%
  • Projection neurons0%
  • Kenyon cells0%
  • Output neurons0%

Drag the brain to turn it. Pinch to zoom.

Neurons from the MaleCNS v1.0 (opens in a new tab) connectome by HHMI Janelia FlyEM (opens in a new tab), the University of Cambridge (opens in a new tab), the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (opens in a new tab), and Google Research (opens in a new tab), under CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

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WiredMind · Lesson 1

How a fly remembers a smell

Three-dimensional view of the neurons. Drag to turn it. Pinch to zoom.

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