Observed arrival · 2026-09-11

Neural Canvas, for a Fly That Fires Back

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Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An in-browser neural simulation lets you paint fruit-fly neurons and watch their activity drive an animated fly.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-11 issue.

Field notes

Neural Canvas uses a 166,700-neuron MaleCNS v1.0 model alongside a scanned female NeuroMechFly specimen. Users can stimulate selected neurons, adjust an 180 Hz pulse, disable recurrent transmission, and switch between side, top, and follow views. The page identifies LC9 and DNa02 as targets for turn actions and says the resulting walking, turning, and flight motions are crafted illustrations rather than validated behavioral predictions.

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