Gamers help researchers map neurons

The video tutorial discusses a research project where over 3000 neural cells are digitized into a museum. Players trace ganglion cells from a mouse's eye by coloring 10 million 3D cubes, each 4.5 microns across. A 10 by 10 block of these cubes is as wide as a human hair. The mapped cells are verified by up to 25 gamers before being added to the iWire Museum.

What is the main goal of the digital museum project?

• To create a virtual reality game

• To digitize neural cells

• To study human brain cells

• To develop a new type of microscope

What structures are players tracing in the project?

• Ganglion cells in a mouse's eye

• Blood vessels in a mouse's heart

• Muscle fibers in a human arm

• Neurons in a human brain

How large is each 3D cube that gamers color?

• 4.5 microns across

• 4.5 millimeters across

• 45 millimeters across

• 45 microns across

What is the significance of a 10 by 10 block of cubes?

• It represents a complete neural cell

• It is the width of a human hair

• It is the size of a human brain

• It is the size of a mouse's eye

How many gamers verify each mapped cell before it is added to the museum?

• Up to 10 gamers

• Up to 15 gamers

• Up to 20 gamers

• Up to 25 gamers