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Mossy Fiber Challenge: Mission Accomplished!
Our 2nd Challenge in Pyr was to proofread 6k putative mossy fibers: uniquely shaped long axons that carry information to the CA3 region. Thanks to our amazing Citizen Scientist proofreaders, this task has been accomplished in record time! Let’s give them a hand! Thanks for your amazing mossy fiber detective work! For science!
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Pyr Challenge 2: Mossy Fibers!
For all those who have been enjoying proofreading in our CA3 dataset, we hope you’re up for our next challenge – proofreading mossy fibers! The CA3 is a region of the hippocampus — a seahorse-shaped structure in the brain important for retaining short-term memories. Mossy fibers are uniquely shaped long axons that originate from dentate…
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Spelunker 102: Advanced Proofreading Tips
In this guide, we’re going to go over some of the more “hidden features” of Spelunker that will take your proofreading to the next level!