Version 5.3 - Released: 11/08/2011 - Content: 7232 cells
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What's new in version 5.3?
  • Nine new data sets (618 reconstructions) have been added:
  • The following new species have been added:
    • Goldfish
    • Zebrafish
  • The following new brain regions have been added:
    • Primary brain region: Optic nerve, Peripheral nervous system.
    • Secondary brain region: Cuticle, Ventral lateral nucleus.
  • The following new cell types have been added:
    • Secondary cell type: Sensory neuron, Thalamocortical neuron.
    • Tertiary cell type: Multidendritic-dendritic arborization neuron, Retinotectal.
  • Soma representation in all standardized (CNG.swc) files have been modified from a sphere to a cylinder. See Soma Format for additional details.
  • The FAQs page has 1 new update:
  • We are currently in the process of identifying reconstructions in the repository that contain errors. The erroneous reconstructions will be corrected and updated at subsequent releases and details will be provided here. If you are aware of specific reconstructions with any errors, please Contact Us.


Version 5.2 released on 06/01/2011 contained 6614 neurons
What's new in version 5.2?
  • Four new data sets (400 reconstructions) have been added:
  • The following new species have been added:
    • Elephant
    • Spiny lobster
  • The following new brain regions have been added:
    • Primary brain region: Stomatogastric ganglion.
    • Secondary brain region: Suprasylvian gyrus.
  • The following new cell types have been added:
    • Tertiary cell type: bipolar, crab-like, flattened, fork, inverted, matriarch, monopolar, multiapical, pyloric dilator (PD) neuron, superficial.
  • Each neuron in the database is now associated with a "NeuroMorpho.Org ID" (See FAQs for details).
  • Reconstructions can now be saved in NeuroML format from the 3D Neuron Viewer, in addition to NEURON and GENESIS formats.
  • Literature Coverage has been updated to include publications through 2010.
  • Terms of use page has been updated.
  • The FAQs page has 2 new updates:


Version 5.1 released on 03/10/2011 contained 6214 neurons
What's new in version 5.1?
  • Nine new data sets (421 reconstructions) have been added:
  • The following new brain regions have been added:
    • Primary brain region: anterior olfactory nucleus.
    • Secondary brain region: pars externa, pars principalis, primary auditory, cochlear nucleus, main olfactory bulb.
    • Tertiary brain region: superior frontal gyrus, infragranular layer, deep, middle, superficial, inner plexiform layer, outer granule cell layer, mid granule cell layer, granule cell layer/white matter border, glomerular layer, layer 3/4.
  • The following new cell types have been added:
    • Secondary cell type: vertical cell, external tufted cell (ETC), deep short axon cell (dSAC), type I, type II.
    • Tertiary cell type: non-bursting, bursting, glomerular layer-dSAC, granule cell layer-dSAC, external plexiform layer-dSAC, projection-dSAC, adapting, oblique.
  • A new experimental condition has been added:
    • Down syndrome.
  • Multiple tertiary levels have been added for both brain region and cell type to accommodate additional information, when available. These are displayed in the details page separated by commas.
  • 13 reconstructions that were wrongly categorized under the Ascoli archive have been moved to the Barrionuevo archive.
  • The FAQs page has 3 new updates:
  • Other minor cosmetic changes have been made to the Morphometry, FAQs and Quickstart pages.


Version 5.0 released on 11/05/2010 contained 5793 neurons
What's new in Version 5.0?
  • Nine new data sets (122 reconstructions) have been added:
  • The website has been completely redesigned to facilitate user's access to data. The new functionalities include:
    • Metadata - multiple options can be selected from the drop down menu.
    • Downloads - files can be selected to be downloaded at end of the session.
    • Browse - browse pages have been modified to reduce upload time.
    • Pie charts - both the pie chart and tags are clickable.
    • Neuron thumbnail images are displayed when the user browses through the list of neuron names.
    • Neuron details - units have been added to each measurement.
    • Detailed statistics - a live map of users from around the world has been added
    • Site map - has been added to facilitate navigation of the website.
  • 2 new categories have been added to the Metadata list: Experimental Condition and Tissue Shrinkage.
  • NeuroMorpho.Org has a new Homepage displaying the morphometrics included in the website.
  • An About page has been added which contains details about the website.
  • The Quickstart page, FAQs page and Literature coverage have each been modified and updated.
  • Reconstructions in the Borst archive have been updated as requested by the data owners.
  • Morphological measurements have been updated for 8 archives (Ascoli, Bikson, Bob Jacobs, Chalupa, DeFelipe, Gwen Jacobs, Helmstaedter, Luebke).
  • Reconstructions of Bikson (28), Chalupa (181), Helmstaedter (5) were re-processed and updated.
  • Notes for Ascoli archive were updated
  • The South China Univeristy of Technology in Guagzhou, China held a national modeling contest and NeuroMorpho.Org was the online resource for digital reconstructions. Click here for more details.


Version 4.0 released on 02/16/2010 contained 5673 neurons
What's new in Version 4.0?
  • The following new data sets have been added:
  • A new link has been added to access the results of our extensive literature search for publications describing digital neuronal reconstructions. Results can be viewed by 1) complete details, 2) publication information, 3) reconstruction information, and 4) availability status.
  • A new search option has been added to enable users to enter a PMID and check the status of that publication in the data addition pipeline of NeuroMorpho.Org.
  • A new link has been added to invite users to preview the "Location Visualizer" tool and to send us suggestions and feedback to improve and expand this application.
  • An option has been added to our download functionality enabling users to download the accompanying GPG signature for each file. This ensures the exact identity and version of each file.
  • The FAQ and Quickstart sections have been expanded to provide more information regarding new literature coverage effort and its results.


Version 3.3 released on 09/04/2009 contained 5514 neurons.
What's new in Version 3.3?
  • The following new data sets added:
  • The Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) indicates NeuroMorpho.Org as one of the original resources 'deeply registered' with NIF.
  • Four cells from Dendritica archive (602c, 503c, 913c and 822) removed from the repository. These cells were misclassified duplicates of four cells in Claiborne archive.
  • A new link has been added to homepage to invite users to inform us of available data not yet included in NeuroMorpho.Org.


Version 3.2 released on 3/26/2009 contained 5292 neurons.
What's new in Version 3.2?
  • The following data sets have been added:
  • Search by "Metadata" modified to include an option for selecting neurons based on a reference's PubMed identification (PMID) number.
  • An additional publication provided in "Terms of use" page to serve as an alternative citation reference for data downloaded from NeuroMorpho.Org.
  • Tools & Links page reorganized and new links to NIF, NeuronLand.Org, and NeuronStudio have been added.
  • The FAQ section has been expanded to provide more information regarding SWC format and soma information in reconstruction files.


Version 3.1 released on 10/01/2008 contained 4508 neurons.
What's new in Version 3.1?
  • The following new data sets have been added:
  • As requested by users "Age scale" has been added to Details page.
  • Browse page re-organized and minor bugs fixed.


Version 3.0 released on 07/15/2008 contained 4462 neurons.
What's new in Version 3.0?
  • The following new data sets have been added:
  • Search by morphometry modified to include advanced options for selecting neuronal tree types. This addition gives users a choice to specify which neuronal tree(s) they want to target in their search criteria.
  • The information in the "Detailed use stats" page now includes the average daily downloads per cell.


Version 2.1 released on 12/20/2007 contained 1906 neurons.
What's new in Version 2.1?

Version 2.0 released on 10/15/2007 contained 1826 neurons.
What's new in Version 2.0?
  • The following new data sets have been added:
    • 414 reconstructions (Lewis archive - 262 from Monkey, 152 from Human)
  • "Keyword Search" has been added to allow typing of free text as search criteria.
  • The FAQ and Quickstart sections expanded to reflect new "Keyword Search" functionality - including quick tips and examples.
  • A new option implemented to allow external queries to retrieve data from NeuroMorpho.Org automatically. This feature enables powerful searches through resources designed to mine and integrate neuroscience data.
If you are interested in this function please Contact Us.

Version 1.2 released on 08/29/2007 contained 1412 neurons.
What's new in Version 1.2?
  • The following new data set have been added:
  • New button has been added in browse page allowing modification of selections and deselecting all previous selections.
  • The FAQ section expanded.
  • Minor editing of the terminology implemented throughout NeuroMorpho.Org to increase semantic consistency.
  • Launch of a new email-based support group for users of L-Measure and related resources, including NeuroMorpho.Org.
If you would like to join, please register for the free email-based support group by sending your e-mail address through Contact Us.

Version 1.1 released on 05/04/2007 contained 1160 neurons.
What's new in Version 1.1?
  • The following new data sets have been added:
  • Detailed "Usage Statistics" available in a dedicated page.
The 3D neuron viewer modified to save neurons in NEURON "named segments" format instead of "structure only".

Version 1.0 released on 12/22/2006 contained 1029 neurons.
What's new in Version 1.0?
  • The following new data set have been added:
  • 3D neuron viewer has been added. Each neuron can be now be viewed in 3D, rotated, resized and in area projection.
  • 3D neuron viewer also allows to save the neuron in NEURON or GENESIS formats.
  • An animation (growing and rotating image) for each reconstruction has been added.
  • Direct links to the reconstructions and standardization files of each neuron have been added.
  • Search results open in a new window allowing you to go back and refine your search criteria.
  • Images to illustrate common irregularities detected and/or edited in the standardization process have been added.
QuickStart and FAQ pages edited to improve navigation of the site.

Version Beta released on 9/20/2006 contained 1000 neurons.
What's new in Beta Version?
  • The following new data set have been added:
  • A new functionality allows the display of the number of hits matching the selected search criteria before retrieving the reconstructions (see details).
  • Addition of links to individual entries in the original (source) labs from the detail pages of single neurons.
  • Addition of "deposition date" and "upload date" for each reconstruction.
  • QuickStart page edited to help better navigation of the site.
  • Available "notes" from data owners have been added for each reconstruction to provide extra information in the detail pages of single neurons.
  • Addition of Usage statistical information.
Additional information on academic affiliation of data owners provided in the Acknowledgements page.

Version Alpha released on 08/01/06 contained 932 neurons. If you have any questions (not answered in the FAQ), or if you have any suggestions, please Contact Us.
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