EyeWire
Eyewire is a game to map the brain. Anyone can play and you need no scientific background. Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world already do. Together we are mapping the 3D structure of neurons and advancing our quest to understand ourselves.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Features
- Crowdsourced
- Multiplayer
- Dark Mode
- Integrated Chat
- Built-in 3D model viewer
Tags
- scientific
- Game
- Citizen Science
- science
- Research
- neuroscience
- volunteer-computing
EyeWire News & Activities
Recent activities
EyeWire information
Developed by
Sebastian Seung's Lab at Princeton University.Licensing
Proprietary and Free product.Alternatives
7 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
What is EyeWire?
Eyewire is a game to map the brain. Anyone can play and you need no scientific background. Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world already do. Together we are mapping the 3D structure of neurons and advancing our quest to understand ourselves. By joining Eyewire, you can help map the connectome, starting with connections between retinal neurons. Eyewire gameplay advances neuroscience by helping researchers discover how neurons connect and network to process information. You also help develop advanced artificial intelligence and computational technologies for mapping the connectome.
Players in Eyewire have charted never-before-known circuits and discovered six new types of neurons, which they were later able to name.
Comments and Reviews
A wonderful mix of 3D puzzle game and citizen science with relaxing music in the background, friendly moderated chat and regular seasonal events with competitive character. Even though a leaderboard exists, it's rather meditative. Nice community.