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Fruit fly multisensory circuit (FlyWire)

Taste, smell, vision and self motion wired to the descending neurons that steer, walk, reverse and escape, and to the proboscis motor neuron MN9. The shared circuit of the Fly Gym tasks.

Real connectomeSubcircuit of FlyWire v783: inputs HSE, HSN, HSS, LPLC1, LC4, LPLC2, LC16, ORN_DM1, ORN_DA2, sugar/water, bitter; outputs DNa01, DNa02, DNa03, DNb05, DNa11, DNp01, MDN, DNp09, DNg13, DNp03, CB0701; paths with at least 40 synapses per step
Every neuron of Fruit fly multisensory circuit (FlyWire) at its measured position, seen from the front
Every neuron at its measured FlyWire position, seen from the front, coloured by class.
1,846
neurons
444
cell types
111,407
chemical pairs
0
gap junction pairs
789,193
synapses

Who talks to whom

Synapses between neuron classes. Cells show the share of the sending class's output.

sensoryopticvisual projectioncentraldescendingascendingmotorsensoryopticvisual projectioncentraldescendingascendingmotorsensory → sensory: 6,551 synapses (24.6% of output)25%sensory → optic: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)sensory → visual projection: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)sensory → central: 18,644 synapses (69.9% of output)70%sensory → descending: 920 synapses (3.5% of output)3%sensory → ascending: 547 synapses (2.1% of output)2%sensory → motor: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)optic → sensory: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)optic → optic: 6,243 synapses (11.3% of output)11%optic → visual projection: 42,512 synapses (76.6% of output)77%optic → central: 6,602 synapses (11.9% of output)12%optic → descending: 122 synapses (0.2% of output)optic → ascending: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)optic → motor: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)visual projection → sensory: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)visual projection → optic: 6,902 synapses (3.2% of output)3%visual projection → visual projection: 58,455 synapses (27.3% of output)27%visual projection → central: 114,875 synapses (53.7% of output)54%visual projection → descending: 33,744 synapses (15.8% of output)16%visual projection → ascending: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)visual projection → motor: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)central → sensory: 10,961 synapses (2.5% of output)3%central → optic: 3,748 synapses (0.9% of output)central → visual projection: 34,045 synapses (7.8% of output)8%central → central: 275,131 synapses (62.8% of output)63%central → descending: 109,363 synapses (25.0% of output)25%central → ascending: 172 synapses (0.0% of output)central → motor: 4,567 synapses (1.0% of output)1%descending → sensory: 3 synapses (0.0% of output)descending → optic: 7 synapses (0.0% of output)descending → visual projection: 1,589 synapses (2.9% of output)3%descending → central: 26,604 synapses (48.9% of output)49%descending → descending: 23,534 synapses (43.3% of output)43%descending → ascending: 3 synapses (0.0% of output)descending → motor: 2,644 synapses (4.9% of output)5%ascending → sensory: 2 synapses (0.3% of output)ascending → optic: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)ascending → visual projection: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)ascending → central: 450 synapses (70.6% of output)71%ascending → descending: 185 synapses (29.0% of output)29%ascending → ascending: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)ascending → motor: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)motor → sensory: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)motor → optic: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)motor → visual projection: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)motor → central: 37 synapses (54.4% of output)54%motor → descending: 30 synapses (44.1% of output)44%motor → ascending: 0 synapses (0.0% of output)motor → motor: 1 synapses (1.5% of output)1%from ↓ to →

Neuron classes

How the system divides its neurons.

sensory302
optic34
visual projection767
central627
descending111
ascending3
motor2

Transmitters

Green excites, blue inhibits, grey is modulatory or unknown in this model.

ACH1,341
GABA239
GLUT136
SER117
DA9
OCT4

Cell types

Sorted by total synapses. Use these names in the lab.

Cell typeClassTransmitterNeuronsSynapses inSynapses out
LPLC2visual projectionACH21029,66862,688
LPLC1visual projectionACH14029,00036,345
LC4visual projectionACH10411,25122,418
PVLP011centralGABA217,32116,251
LC16visual projectionACH15112,52120,495
LPLC4visual projectionACH7112,15618,911
lLN2F_bcentralGABA46,85319,070
ORN_DM1sensorySER6811,22911,534
LT51visual projectionGLUT166,65013,354
Li33opticGABA21,42515,930
lLN2F_acentralGABA410,6796,344
lLN2T_ccentralSER48,6696,082
LPi15opticGABA22,67310,938
DNa13descendingACH412,930611
PVLP151centralACH46,7706,557
LMa2opticGABA163,3729,631
lLN2T_bcentralSER48,5644,120
LB3sensoryACH1223,3968,814
DNa02descendingACH211,439449
Am1opticGABA24,2297,441
il3LN6centralACH25,5075,798
DNa03descendingACH27,2454,034
LAL074,LAL084centralGLUT46,8154,368
DNb05descendingACH210,184564
Li24opticGABA72,5187,136
AVLP080centralGABA24,4664,894
DNp35descendingACH26,7442,537
v2LN30centralSER24,6314,445
PVLP122bcentralACH45,9232,955
PVLP076centralACH23,6135,154
DNp103descendingACH27,998687
PVLP141centralACH25,1703,509
PLP060centralGABA22,7715,857
LHAD1g1centralGABA25,1573,447
LT82bvisual projectionACH43,2445,054
DNp06descendingACH27,845451
PVLP015centralGLUT24,5813,708
PVLP069centralACH26,9281,314
AVLP016centralGLUT14,4493,735
DNg97descendingACH27,714425
lLN2X04centralGABA34,2603,776
PVLP010centralGLUT23,7953,957
PVLP130centralGABA24,4503,123
DNp04descendingACH23,6943,782
AOTU019centralGABA22,4494,941
CB0701motorACH27,21268
DNp01descendingACH26,1481,080
lLN2T_dcentralGABA42,4984,621
PLP018centralGABA42,0644,958
PS065centralGABA24,2602,435
lLN2X12centralACH42,6573,800
PVLP024centralGABA44,1162,288
VCHcentralGABA24,2592,134
DNa01descendingACH26,147129
CB0677centralGABA24,6511,418
DCHcentralGABA24,0711,986
lLN2T_ecentralSER42,7853,111
LAL018centralACH24,0831,604
PVLP137centralACH23,2602,403
VES041centralGABA22,2863,368
LT83visual projectionACH24,4051,245
LT61bvisual projectionACH23,4882,133
DNa11descendingACH24,1561,419
AVLP479centralGABA44,1091,279
LC31bvisual projectionACH72,2473,056
PVLP120centralACH21,8683,410
CB0580centralGABA21,3593,896
LAL040centralGABA21,6943,545
DNg40descendingGLUT24,1531,037
PVLP007centralGLUT23,6021,534
LAL046centralGABA23,6111,447
CB0527centralGABA22,5202,532
LTe20visual projectionACH21,6493,304
LT82avisual projectionACH22,1192,824
PS011centralACH21,9802,931
PLP034centralGLUT22,5992,283
DM1_lPNcentralACH13,5281,288
CB0529centralACH23,737978
DNpe023descendingACH22,3552,331
DNp09descendingACH23,6301,014
PVLP022centralGABA23,5381,044
CB0553centralACH22,1652,355
PS049centralGABA21,7122,794
DNp70descendingACH22,7891,645
AVLP258centralACH22,4451,941
PVLP150centralACH22,0332,330
DNae007descendingACH22,1712,161
LT62visual projectionACH22,6731,646
MDNdescendingACH43,482830
AVLP370acentralACH21,7152,543
VES005centralACH21,8252,413
PLP012centralACH21,9662,224
DNae005descendingACH22,3981,781
PLP029centralGLUT23,1291,028
AVLP531centralGABA22,8681,288
PLP163centralACH21,4452,667
AVLP340centralACH22,1951,907
LAL081centralACH21,6542,444
LAL054centralGLUT21,6482,410
PS059centralGABA32,4421,596
CL286centralACH21,8152,203
VP2_adPNcentralACH21,7102,297
CB0865centralGABA31,5912,401
PVLP004,PVLP005centralGLUT82,1591,799
CB0172centralGABA22,2311,723
Li32opticGABA22,0151,877
lLN2P_bcentralGABA42,4811,406
PLP228centralACH22,0051,878
LAL010centralACH21,2072,669
PVLP019centralGABA21,6482,224
LAL028, LAL029centralACH101,8082,041
AVLP538centralDA22,890952
lLN2X02centralGABA61,5202,295
DNp11descendingACH23,025788
DNb01descendingGLUT22,2261,583
PVLP093centralGABA21,2702,498
DNbe007descendingACH22,771994
CL322centralACH29462,803
LAL053centralGLUT21,1392,600
PVLP008centralGLUT43,208495
lLN2X03centralSER11,7711,879
CB0563centralGABA25333,103
PS013centralACH22,3131,247
PVLP017centralGABA21,5092,046
LAL126centralGLUT21,2742,251
CB0009centralGABA22,2081,299
PS232centralACH22,4981,007
LC31cvisual projectionACH21,4222,061
AVLP396centralACH21,8931,585
CL140centralGABA21,7411,737
CB0219centralGLUT22,1691,305
PS100centralGABA22,748722
CB3707centralGABA41,3692,058
CB1688centralACH51,3522,065
PLP229centralACH21,8661,517
PS010centralACH21,7981,573
CB0543centralGABA21,5381,806
CB0021centralGABA26292,687
LAL125,LAL108centralGLUT21,6601,644
DNp03descendingACH23,114190
DNp05descendingACH23,053211
PS018bcentralACH21,8461,415
CB0556centralGABA21,8661,349
LT66visual projectionACH21,2961,840
PLP092centralACH21,7161,386
CB1932centralACH91,6941,403
LB1esensoryACH237392,326
PS230,PLP242centralACH49972,035
CB0766centralACH31,9551,067
PVLP138centralACH21,5841,416
DNp71descendingACH22,073927
LTe18visual projectionACH21,3821,611
lLN2X05centralSER11,3991,574
DNge119descendingGLUT21,2871,677
PVLP021centralGABA41,4981,466
CB0493centralACH21,6731,264
PS181centralACH22,201718
PVLP020centralGABA21,0341,870
AVLP442centralACH11,1031,786
LAL160,LAL161centralACH21,0171,863
LT53,PLP098visual projectionACH57982,064
VA6_adPNcentralACH21,5041,354
CB0626centralGABA29711,871
DNg13descendingACH22,79542
CB0431centralACH21,1951,637
DNpe042descendingACH22,004824
DNpe022descendingACH22,005823
CB0862centralGABA21,2031,615
LT79visual projectionACH29121,900
cML01centralGLUT22,346464
VES007centralACH29181,879
DNge080descendingACH21,4401,320
CB0564centralGLUT21,4021,353
DNge046descendingGABA41,3231,394
CL248centralGABA28221,859
cL16centralDA31,872775
AVLP429centralACH21,4911,150
DNa06descendingACH12,325308
PVLP114centralACH21,4351,189
CB2458centralACH31,2211,306
OA-VUMa1centralOCT26451,879
lLN2X11centralSER19721,550
LC31avisual projectionACH66851,835
CB0283centralGABA13342,186
AVLP280centralACH17141,769
SAD013centralGABA29661,474
DNg74_adescendingGABA21,2671,154
PVLP122acentralACH11,2681,133
CB0393centralACH22,018368
PS020centralACH21,415954
CB1852centralACH41,407959
DNpe056descendingACH21,634712
PLP208centralACH11,2211,110
CB0757centralGLUT11,434861
DNge042descendingACH21,691574
CB0118centralGABA21,698563
AOTU015acentralACH48371,415
VES046centralGLUT21,0121,234
LT1bvisual projectionACH28371,404
ORN_DA2sensoryACH391,2011,035
vLN25centralGLUT49291,307
CB0016centralGLUT21,512718
DNp02descendingACH21,857357
AVLP500centralACH21,657557
PS233centralACH41,0451,139
DNpe045descendingACH11,483697
CB0409centralACH17821,389
DNge062descendingACH27181,442
LAL026centralACH41,0961,049
DNge059descendingACH11,727365
DNg108descendingGABA21,430651
DNge099descendingGLUT25231,556
PVLP062centralACH27811,285
AMMC-A1centralACH31,650396
CB3114centralACH41,145894
CB0465centralGABA28881,145
AVLP369centralACH29891,020
CB0132centralACH24371,512
DNge051descendingGABA28681,050
PVLP112bcentralGABA31,431482
DNbe003descendingACH11,299612
PVLP074centralACH21,218691
Li31opticGABA13091,561
LT56centralGLUT11,384480
CL038centralGLUT36601,161
PS203acentralACH2842972
HSEvisual projectionACH21,486319
PS058centralACH2811981
PS018acentralACH11,201558
PVLP123ccentralACH21,065694
VP1d+VP4_l2PN2centralACH26651,078
DNpe024descendingACH2895840
CB0903centralGABA22531,481
CB0226centralACH26821,050
SAD094centralACH2956774
HSNvisual projectionACH21,450269
DNp55descendingACH21,486233
CB0013centralGABA2775942
WED125centralACH3803913
LPT26visual projectionACH21,180530
PS088centralGABA26361,067
CB0362centralACH24481,241
PVLP128centralACH31,009657
CB0857centralGABA23081,305
DNp69descendingACH11,286324
CL333centralACH1849744
PVLP006centralGLUT3880712
AVLP430centralACH21,066520
CB0010centralGABA2864721
M_l2PNm16centralACH25381,034
LTe65visual projectionACH54871,084
CB0521centralACH22811,262
CB3705centralACH2744797
DNge055descendingGLUT2603929
AVLP151centralACH1954578
AVLP536centralGLUT21,011520
CB0438centralGABA23621,166
CB0616centralACH21,098428
PS057centralGLUT2664850
M_l2PNl20centralACH11,202309
CB0880centralACH23701,140
CL323acentralACH21,093412
LAL016centralACH13341,158
DNge031descendingGABA11,134336
HSSvisual projectionACH21,158305
OA-AL2b1centralOCT13511,104
CB0571centralGLUT2504932
CB0625centralGABA1639777
cL18centralGABA1526878
CB0655centralACH1535868
AVLP189_bcentralACH4638733
CB0540centralGABA11251,237
DNg111descendingGLUT1726619
CB0268centralGABA11691,175
VES013centralACH2353987
OA-VUMa4centralOCT1401938
VP3+_l2PNcentralACH3740593
LB1csensorySER182331,097
VES064centralGLUT1445883
LTe13visual projectionACH21711,132
CB1717centralACH4608684
PS029centralACH2751526
AVLP502centralACH12251,051
CB0856centralGABA12491,015
AN_GNG_21ascendingACH2648583
CB0095centralGABA11691,057
CB3513bcentralGABA2676547
CB2700centralGABA2307915
DNpe049descendingACH2462757
IB061centralACH2533672
CB0079centralGABA2735470
lLN1_bccentralACH1561641
AVLP591centralACH1252942
vLN28,vLN29centralGLUT4704480
CB0508centralACH1287896
PS047bcentralACH1313863
AOTU036centralGABA11241,049
AL-AST1centralACH2521642
CL128acentralGABA2472691
CB0573centralDA2646511
CB0143centralGLUT1693461
VC1_lPNcentralACH1555591
PVLP113centralGABA2887258
AVLP251centralGABA2613529
DNpe025descendingACH2697440
WED116centralACH1904230
LCe06visual projectionACH5515617
CB3513acentralGABA2514602
LAL025centralACH2605508
CB1958centralGLUT2549533
VP5+VP3_l2PNcentralACH2338738
CB0200centralGLUT2422653
lLN2P_acentralGLUT1919153
DNge123descendingGLUT1597471
VES071centralACH1499565
CB3983centralACH4428627
CB2305centralACH2411631
H1opticGABA1158877
CB0484centralGABA1401624
CB0039centralACH1255749
CB2281centralACH1486514
LC33visual projectionGLUT1120871
CL092centralACH1224751
DNge124descendingACH1774197
CB0872centralACH1725246
CB2127centralACH3703267
PLP096centralACH1439524
v2LN33centralGLUT2315624
AVLP202centralGABA2643293
PLP093centralACH1455475
CL066centralGABA1404495
CL211centralACH1500383
pC1dcentralACH2418459
DNge146descendingGABA1156694
CB0806centralGABA1164680
PS001centralGABA1379465
AVLP187centralACH3363479
LB1a,LB1dsensoryACH17303537
LTe42avisual projectionACH2243587
AOTUv3B_P02centralACH1299524
CB0202centralACH1338481
PLP075centralGABA2291525
AVLP477centralACH1440376
CL316centralGABA1489326
DNg35descendingACH174069
CB0022centralGABA1528279
CB2352centralACH2484284
CB1986centralACH2316452
CB3958centralSER1472286
PS090bcentralGABA1370374
CB0433centralGLUT1271469
TRN_VP3asensoryACH1160567
CB0501centralACH2459266
CB0499centralACH2558167
CB0076centralGABA1269440
PVLP028centralGABA1305389
IB068centralACH1166521
CB2659centralACH1361324
LAL012centralACH1156529
PVLP100centralGABA1323361
CL266_acentralACH1261421
LB1bsensorySER7154512
CB1236centralACH1303351
LT60visual projectionACH1394260
DNge067descendingGABA2221425
CL336centralACH1326320
PVLP124centralACH1353290
CB1883centralACH1173466
CB1211centralACH1350286
CB1734centralACH1403230
DNpe030descendingACH2376256
LPT47_vCal2visual projectionGLUT2133497
PLP015centralGABA1160462
AVLP575centralACH1199421
CB0441centralACH1194423
CB0254centralGLUT1290324
PLP173centralGABA1301311
CB0352centralGABA1394209
LT74visual projectionGLUT1293309
PLP223centralACH1378223
IB114centralGABA1346253
PS231centralACH1245353
PS022centralACH1407191
CB0137centralACH2327269
DNg60descendingGABA1228366
LHPV2i1bcentralACH1132456
LAL153centralACH1273312
CB3400centralACH2264321
CB0047centralGABA159524
LAL027centralACH1246331
AVLP094centralGABA1191376
DNp43descendingACH1357210
AVLP286centralACH1160404
CB3201centralACH2289272
CB0191centralACH1118438
SAD044centralACH1103443
CB3978centralGABA180465
PVLP112acentralGABA1396141
LTe76visual projectionACH2103426
CB0604centralACH2364158
l2LN22centralGABA2136383
CB3877centralGABA1291228
LAL145centralACH2185329
CB3797centralACH1251230
CB0812centralGLUT1220260
VES023centralGABA194375
CB0434centralACH1133324
CB2428centralACH1233220
VP2_l2PNcentralACH182354
CB0225centralGABA1104331
LPT48_vCal3visual projectionACH1185242
CB2395bcentralACH1281141
AVLP176_ccentralACH1193209
LAL186centralACH1224177
AVLP506centralACH1131260
cM11centralACH1260125
CB3615centralACH1147238
CB0282centralACH127685
LB2dsensoryGLUT7102240
CB0366centralACH1237104
WED015centralGABA1189146
CB0218centralACH1210109
CB0461centralDA1178135
OA-ASM3centralDA1168141
CB2997centralACH1156151
LMa1opticGLUT120188
v2LN4centralACH179209
LPT50visual projectionGABA1120167
CB0295centralACH1101183
WED029centralGABA175195
CB2619centralGLUT186173
SMP471centralACH182173
CB1426centralACH1119134
VES004centralACH162176
CB0414centralGABA150188
CB1119centralACH115874
CB0817centralGABA148166
PVLP133centralACH115356
LC9visual projectionACH154123
AOTU032,AOTU034centralACH17696
CB2371centralACH19077
CB0101centralGLUT16890
LCe07visual projectionACH110650
AN_GNG_70ascendingSER17454

Hub neurons

The most connected individual cells.

NeuronTypeSynapses
…834211PVLP01117,249
…900713PVLP01116,323
…952755Li338,679
…497244Li338,676
…088288AVLP0168,184
…612194LPi158,008
…282825lLN2F_b7,246
…795532lLN2F_b6,503
…307026Am16,300
…737708DNa026,163
…545890lLN2F_b6,123
…000858lLN2F_b6,051
…085583DNa035,845
…403986il3LN65,757
…327659DNa025,725

Read before you conclude

What this dataset and model can and cannot tell you.

  • Wiring, cell types and transmitters are measured or predicted from electron microscopy. Dynamics use the published leaky integrate and fire model of Shiu et al. (2024): identical neurons, weights proportional to synapse counts, sign from the predicted transmitter.
  • Transmitter identities are predictions. Glutamate is treated as inhibitory, as in the published model.
  • A subcircuit: neurons outside it are absent, so inputs they would provide are missing.
  • Selection: all HSE, HSN, HSS, LPLC1, LC4, LPLC2, LC16, ORN_DM1, ORN_DA2, sugar/water, bitter and DNa01, DNa02, DNa03, DNb05, DNa11, DNp01, MDN, DNp09, DNg13, DNp03, CB0701 neurons, plus neurons on paths of one or two steps between them with at least 40 synapses per step. Every synapse among the selected neurons is kept.

Cite

FlyWire connectome v783, CC BY-NC 4.0 (flywire.ai/guidelines). Connectivity table via github.com/philshiu/Drosophila_brain_model, annotations via github.com/flyconnectome/flywire_annotations.

  • Dorkenwald, S. et al. (2024). Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain. Nature 634, 124-138.
  • Schlegel, P. et al. (2024). Whole-brain annotation and multi-connectome cell typing of Drosophila. Nature 634, 139-152.
  • Shiu, P. K. et al. (2024). A Drosophila computational brain model reveals sensorimotor processing. Nature 634, 210-219.
  • Eckstein, N. et al. (2024). Neurotransmitter classification from electron microscopy images at synaptic sites in Drosophila melanogaster. Cell 187, 2574-2594.