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Virtual Fly Brain

Serves registered Drosophila brain images, neuron connectomes and gene expression data through a 3D viewer, search, NBLAST similarity queries and Python access.

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Creative & mediaSearchFor developers
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At a glanceswept Oct 26, 2026

≈ 8.3kvisits/mo

Emerging · estimate, read Oct 14, 2026

  • Virtual Fly Brain8.3k
  • #1 Adobe240M
For
Neurobiologists and researchers studying Drosophila neuroanatomy, connectomics and gene expression
Activity
Actively maintainedrelease yesterday · site updated 7 weeks ago
Runs as
API
Used for
  • find neurons that innervate a specified brain region
  • find neurons similar in shape to a given neuron
  • explore synaptic connections across published connectomes
Worth knowingcomputed from what we read · each with its source
  • Used more than 89% of the 701 tools on its shelfINITE Atlas →
  • On the web since 2010, older than 98% of its shelfINITE Atlas
  • Has an MCP server (1 in the registry)public registry →
The companyeach fact with its source · read Oct 16, 2026
Your datawhat they publish, each line with its page · read Oct 16, 2026

These are Virtual Fly Brain's own statements, read from its pages. We did not audit them. A line that is missing was not found on the pages we read; it does not mean the practice is absent.

How a program reaches itfound, not claimed · read Oct 16, 2026
  • MCP serverorg.virtualflybrain/vfb3-mcpverified in the MCP registry
  • Stateanswers, 11 toolschecked 2026-10-16
  • Address to connectvfb3-mcp.virtualflybrain.org

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  • What is Virtual Fly Brain?

    Serves registered Drosophila brain images, neuron connectomes and gene expression data through a 3D viewer, search, NBLAST similarity queries and Python access. It is listed in the Atlas under Creative & media.

  • Who is Virtual Fly Brain for?

    Neurobiologists and researchers studying Drosophila neuroanatomy, connectomics and gene expression

  • Do people use Virtual Fly Brain?

    Emerging: ≈ 8.3k visits/mo · estimate, 2026-10.

  • Is Virtual Fly Brain still maintained?

    Actively maintained: release yesterday · site updated 7 weeks ago.

  • Is Virtual Fly Brain safe?

    We do not audit vendors. What Virtual Fly Brain publishes, read 2026-10-16: a trust center.

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