Kyle Patrick Willie

Uncovering Sex Differences in the Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord Through Connectome Alignment

The paper automatically aligns Drosophila connectomes to classify neurons and identify sex-specific and sexually dimorphic cell types in the ventral nerve cord.

Distributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome

The paper presents the first densely reconstructed adult fruit fly connectome integrating the brain and ventral nerve cord, revealing distributed control circuits involving local and long-range neural connections.

New Synapse Detection in the Whole-Brain Connectome of Drosophila

The paper improves synapse detection in Drosophila brain connectomes using new neural networks, achieving better performance in challenging regions and improved neuron clustering.

Functional connectomics spanning multiple areas of mouse visual cortex

The paper presents a functional connectomics dataset of mouse visual cortex, combining calcium imaging with EM reconstruction to study neural circuits and their connectivity.

Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain

The paper presents the first neuronal wiring diagram of a whole adult Drosophila brain, revealing synaptic connections and circuit mechanisms underlying sensorimotor behaviors.

Neuronal "parts list" and wiring diagram for a visual system

The paper completes the list of cell types in the Drosophila optic lobe and identifies connectivity rules, revealing new families and clusters related to visual functions.

FlyWire: Online community for whole-brain connectomics

FlyWire enables collaborative proofreading of whole-brain connectomes through an online platform, demonstrating its utility in reconstructing and analyzing mechanosensory neuron circuits.

3D reconstruction of cell nuclei in a full Drosophila brain

The paper reconstructs 3D cell nuclei in a Drosophila brain, identifying over 133,000 nuclei, mostly neurons, and highlights differences in nuclear size and cell density across brain regions.