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NeuroGraphBench: Interacting with Drosophila Connectomes at Scale for Exploring the Functional Logic of Neural Circuits

Oct 2026 · bioRxiv · 0 citations · 53 references
Biology

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A Python toolset with an agentic, code-free workspace interface called NeuroGraphBench (NGB), which automates tedious and repetitive tasks to enable faster and scalable connectomic exploration, keeping human reasoning at the center of an open-ended research inquiry.

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