Observed arrival · 2026-09-12
AEROCORTEX, the Bat Brain Atlas
An open research project proposing to map an echolocating bat brain synapse by synapse with electron microscopy and AI.
Field notes
The proposed workflow moves from heavy-metal staining and resin preservation to serial electron-microscopy sections, with AI intended to convert those images into neurons and synapse annotations. The page specifies roughly 25,000 slices per cubic millimeter at 4×4 nm per pixel and names a target set including Rousettus aegyptiacus and Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Atlas controls are visible, but the displayed counters for reconstructed material remain at zero.
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