Apparently some people spent their COVID lockdown fixing errors in the first, imperfect draft of the connectome … and also helping to classify 4,581 new types of neuron that were found in the micrographs.
“But these tools aren’t perfect, and the wiring diagram needed to be checked for errors. The scientists spent a great deal of time manually proofreading the data — so much time that they invited volunteers to help.”
Greg Egan /
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2024-10-03 04:11:16
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