Performance curves · capability
Neural tissue mapped — selected datasets
Selected global evidence across human, mouse, and fruit fly datasets; not an exhaustive inventory or worldwide cumulative volume.
mm³ · Log scale
Some markers overlap. Select a track to isolate it; axes stay fixed.
Sample bounds, imaged volume, and neuropil volume are not interchangeable. Reconstruction completeness varies; no cross-dataset lines, sums, or global growth rate.
Sources & data · 7 observations
Physical volume checkpoints in selected synapse-resolution imaging and reconstruction datasets, with species and volume basis kept distinct.
Evidence checked 2026-09-09. Dates retain the source’s precision; chart positions are not exact dates when only a month or year is known.
Bock mouse cortex · imaged bounds
Mouse V1 serial-EM imaged tissue extent; not a saturated connectome.
| Date / value | Evidence |
|---|---|
| ≈ 0.00819 mm³2011 (year precision; publication) | Bock mouse V1 Source: “Reconstruction encompasses 450 X 350 X 52 um volume of tissue.” Derived geometric volume: 450 × 350 × 52 / 10⁹ = 0.00819 mm³. Publication-year checkpoint; first release date not established. Dense reconstruction of every neurite is not asserted. Bock mouse V1 — primary source |
Hemibrain fly · sample bounds
Adult female fly central-brain sample bounding volume; segmented, synapse annotated, extensively proofread.
| Date / value | Evidence |
|---|---|
| ≈ 0.0156 mm³2020 (year precision; publication) | Hemibrain Source: “The hemibrain sample is roughly 250 × 250 × 250 μm.” Geometric product 0.015625 mm³, displayed approximately 0.0156; not acquired voxel-mask volume. Publication year, not exact release date. Hemibrain — primary source |
H01 human cortex · imaged tissue
Human temporal-cortex EM sample, automatically reconstructed with selected cells proofread.
| Date / value | Evidence |
|---|---|
| ≈ 1 mm³Jun 1, 2021 (day precision; release) | H01 first public release Source: “roughly one cubic millimeter of brain tissue.” Announcement dated June 1, 2021. Automated segmentation and annotated synapses; only selected cells proofread. Later 1.05-mm³ compression-corrected paper estimate is not new tissue. H01 first public release — primary source |
MICrONS mouse cortex · imaged tissue
Mouse visual-cortex cubic-millimeter-class EM resource; dense automated reconstruction, selective proofreading.
| Date / value | Evidence |
|---|---|
| ≈ 1 mm³Jul 2021 (month precision; release) | MICrONS v117 Source: “first public data released on the cubic millimeter dataset in July 2021.” Approximate nominal sample scale, not an exact valid segmentation mask. July precision; 2025 paper is later analysis of this specimen. MICrONS v117 — primary source |
FlyWire fly · neuropil volume
Adult female fly whole-brain neuropil volume; not whole-specimen image volume.
| Date / value | Evidence |
|---|---|
| 0.0175 mm³2024 (year precision; publication) | FlyWire whole-brain neuropil Source: “The whole brain contains 0.0175 mm³ of neuropil volume.” Publication-year checkpoint for this reported value; the reconstruction reuses FAFB imagery and is not new tissue acquired in 2024. FlyWire whole-brain neuropil — primary source |
LICONN mouse cortex · native tissue
Light-microscopy reconstruction of mouse somatosensory cortex, measured before hydrogel expansion.
| Date / value | Evidence |
|---|---|
| ≈ 0.00095 mm³2025 (year precision; publication) | LICONN native tissue Figure 1: “0.95 × 10⁶ µm³ before” expansion, equivalent to 0.00095 mm³. Native volume, not expanded hydrogel; automated dense reconstruction with synaptic molecular predictions and selected traced validation regions. Publication-year checkpoint, first final-dataset release not established. LICONN native tissue — primary source |
MaleCNS fly · imaged volume
Adult male fly brain and ventral nerve cord EM image volume; segmented and extensively proofread.
| Date / value | Evidence |
|---|---|
| ≈ 0.082 mm³Oct 3, 2025 (day precision; release) | MaleCNS v0.9 Preprint: “0.082 mm3 total volume” (160 teravoxels at 8-nm isotropic resolution). Release date independently verified at https://male-cns.janelia.org/ : “2025-10-03 - MaleCNS v0.9 released”. Later v1.0 and 2026 publication reuse this specimen; not all synapses have proofread partners. MaleCNS v0.9 — primary source |