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TalkingFly
An olfactory subgraph sniffs a molecule, then a local language model gives it a voice.
README reviewedSource checked Sep 10, 2026
What’s going on here?
A Brian2 simulation of a 3,097-neuron FlyWire olfactory subgraph receives DoOR odor-response inputs; a trained decoder and local Gemma model turn results into text.
THE IMPORTANT BIT
Where the wiring ends,
and the model begins.
The language-model phrase is a presentation layer; the README also limits claims about odor generalization and simplified LIF dynamics.
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