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get_predicted_neurotransmitters

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Get the PREDICTED neurotransmitter(s) for a Drosophila neuron class — itself or any subclass — from per-instance connectome predictions (each reconstructed neuron carries a predicted transmitter with a confidence). Use this for "what neurotransmitter does <cell type> use?" when you want the data-driven prediction and its confidence. By default results are aggregated to flat per-class rows (one per cell type × neurotransmitter) with instance counts, percent_of_class and mean_confidence; set aggregate=false for one row per individual neuron. Set split_by_dataset=true to get one row per (cell type, neurotransmitter, dataset) so you can see agreement across connectomes. The neurotransmitter is reported as a GO secretion term (nt_id/nt_label), the same id space as get_known_neurotransmitters. This is distinct from get_known_neurotransmitters, which returns the ontology-curated classification without confidence. CONSTRAINTS: neuron class terms only (FBbt id or label); use search_terms with filter_types ["neuron","class"] to canonicalize. RECOMMENDED: exclude_dbs defaults to ["hb","fafb"]; pass [] for all datasets.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
neuron_typestringyesNeuron class — OWL ID (e.g. "FBbt_00003797") or label (e.g. "Tm9"). Means the class and all of its subclasses.
aggregatebooleannoIf true (default), aggregate to flat per-class rows {cell_type_id, cell_type, nt_id, nt_label, instances, percent_of_class, mean_confidence}. If false, return one row per individual neuron {..., neuron_id, neuron_name, confidence, references, dataset}.
split_by_datasetbooleannoIf true (aggregate only), emit one row per (cell type, neurotransmitter, dataset) with a dataset column, so cross-connectome agreement is visible. Default false aggregates over all included datasets.
exclude_dbsarraynoDataset symbols to exclude (default ["hb","fafb"]). Pass [] to include all datasets. Same symbols as query_connectivity / list_connectome_datasets.
min_confidencenumbernoDrop predictions below this confidence (0..1). Default 0 (keep all).
Raw JSON schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "neuron_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Neuron class — OWL ID (e.g. \"FBbt_00003797\") or label (e.g. \"Tm9\"). Means the class and all of its subclasses."
    },
    "aggregate": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "If true (default), aggregate to flat per-class rows {cell_type_id, cell_type, nt_id, nt_label, instances, percent_of_class, mean_confidence}. If false, return one row per individual neuron {..., neuron_id, neuron_name, confidence, references, dataset}.",
      "default": true
    },
    "split_by_dataset": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "If true (aggregate only), emit one row per (cell type, neurotransmitter, dataset) with a dataset column, so cross-connectome agreement is visible. Default false aggregates over all included datasets.",
      "default": false
    },
    "exclude_dbs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Dataset symbols to exclude (default [\"hb\",\"fafb\"]). Pass [] to include all datasets. Same symbols as query_connectivity / list_connectome_datasets."
    },
    "min_confidence": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Drop predictions below this confidence (0..1). Default 0 (keep all).",
      "default": 0
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "neuron_type"
  ]
}

First seen 2026-09-20 · last seen 2026-09-20