Male Drosophila Visual System Connectome - Cell Type Explorer

Glossary

(cell type)_L
Instance name for cell types with cells that have somas in both hemispheres but synapse (at least partially) within the right optic lobe. '_L' specifies the left hemisphere soma location.
(cell type)_R
Instance name for cell types with cells that have somas in both hemispheres but synapse (at least partially) within the right optic lobe. '_R' specifies the right hemisphere soma location.
(cell type)_unclear
Type name for neurons that are not fully decided to belong to a specific (existing) cell type. This includes for example atypical instances of a type that appear to result from developmental errors or cells that could not be typed due to insufficient reconstruction quality (mainly some R7 and R8 photoreceptors). The “cell type” often resembles an existing type name. These neurons are not listed as separate types (no “titular cells”), but mentioned in the list of inputs and outputs. Their instance names are (cell type)_unclear_[L|R].
(cell type)_TBD
Placeholder names intended to be replaced by systematic names when the full brain reconstruction is available (used for a few cell types outside the main optic lobe groups such as ascending or central neurons).

5HT
serotonin
ACh
acetylcholine
AME
Accessory medulla
Area completeness
The total area (in columns) covered by all cells of the titular cell type when fitting a convex hull around the innervated columns’ coordinates.
Cell size
The median number of columns innervated by an individual cell of the cell type, calculated per optic lobe region.
Column
Anatomical unit (to see how it is derived, see Methods/Column ROIs).
Columnar completeness
The proportion of all columns of an optic lobe region innervated by the cell type.
Coverage factor
The mean of the number of cells of the cell type that synapse within an individual column, calculated across all columns innervated after trimming, per optic lobe region.
Dop
dopamine
GABA
γ-Aminobutyric acid
Glu
glutamate
His
histamine
Inputs
All pre-synaptic connecting cell types within the optic lobe upstream from the titular cell type.
La
lamina
LO(n) - Lobula
n = layer number, e.g. LO1 = Lobula layer 1.
LOP(n) - Lobula plate
n = layer number, e.g. LOP1 = Lobula plate layer 1.
ME(n)
Medulla
M(n) - Medulla layers
n = layer number, e.g. M1 = Medulla layer 1.
Number of post synapses (Population spatial coverage)
The total 'post' synapses of the titular cell type for each optic lobe region.
Number of pre synapses (Population spatial coverage)
The total 'pre' synapses (t-bars) of the titular cell type for each optic lobe region. (Compare to "Number of output connections")
Number of output connections (Population spatial coverage)
The total connections downstream from the titular cell type for each optic lobe region. As one t-bar can have many output connections this number is greater than the "Number of pre synapses".
NT
Predicted neurotransmitter.
OA
octopamine
Outputs
All post-synaptic connecting cell types within the optic lobe downstream from the titular cell type.
Pre median
Median of presynaptic sites of the titular cell in the optic lobe region and layer (when applicable).
Post median
Median of postsynaptic sites of the titular cell in the optic lobe region and layer (when applicable).
Type
Cell type name or instance name for cell types with cells that have somas in both hemispheres that synapse within the right optic lobe.
Synapses
Total number of synapses between cell types.
%
Percentage of the total input/output synapses to/from the titular cell type from/to the designated cell type (on row).
% cumu.
Cumulative percentage of the total input/output synapses to/from the titular cell type from/to the designated cell type (on row).