Neuroglancer

Neuroglancer allows quick visualization of volumetric multi-resolution multi-channel data in a web browser. It also allows sharing a link to a specific view of the data, to be shared with your collaborators exactly as you are viewing it. Many datasets in BIL are able to be visualized in Neuroglancer. Below is an example viewing dataset "ace-bag-jet". If a BIL dataset is able to be being visualized, the landing page for the dataset will have one or more neuroglancer links.

For the best experience with Neuroglancer, we highly recommend using a three button mouse.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why can't I see the image? All I see is a black image.
Most images deposited into BIL are fairly raw, in the sense that they have not been manually adjusted for optimal display. For some data, the effect of this is that the data shows up in neuroglancer as a black rectangle. If this is the case, the data can be viewed by adjusting neuroglancer parameters. The most important parameters to adjust are the channel[number]_lut values in neuroglancer. Here is an example using dataset "ace-bed-map" before lut adjustment and after adjusting the maximum channel0_lut value to 10, the maximum channel1_lut value to 25 and the maximum channel2_lut value to 5.
How do I adjust numeric values, such as channel[number]_lut values?
Most values that you see displayed can be adjusted by moving the mouse pointer to the desired number, clicking on it, entering a new value, then hitting <Enter>
How do I rapidly move through the x, y, or z directions?
If you click on the yellow x, y, or z in the upper left corner, a slider pop-up will appear. Move the mouse cursor to the gray bar, move up or down to the desired location, then click on the left mouse button. Alternatively you can choose to adjust the numeric x, y, or z value listed in the box.
What are the basic mouse and keyboard controls?
Please see the table below:
Feature How to Use
Zoom (using mouse) <ctrl> <mouse-wheel>
Zoom In (using keyboard) <ctrl> <equals>
Zoom Out (using keyboard) <ctrl> <minus>
Scroll through z-planes <mouse-wheel>
Move image Grab using <left-mouse-button> and drag image
Center image where current mouse pointer is Move mouse cursor over image then <right-mouse-button>
Toggle from 4 panel layout to one screen view Move mouse cursor over image then <spacebar>
Rapid move through x, y, or z planes Click on the number associated with x, y, or z (found in upper left corner). Then enter either:
  • <delete> the number and enter a new <integer-value> and press <enter>
  • move the mouse to the playback bar, move up/down to the appropriate level then <left-mouse-button>
Rotate right <r>
Rotate left <e>
Go through z layers (increasing) <period>
Go through z layers (decreasing) <comma>
Snap image that has been rotated to the closest 90-degree rotation axis <z>
Toggle scalebar on/off that is shown on the image Place cursor over image, press <b> then move mouse cursor