# The Neural Network Worked but No One Knew Why by Jan Funke > "I should have been very happy, but instead I was worried because we didn't understand what was going on" > **— Jan Funke**, *HHMI/Janelia research story* ## Sources and Context - **Full research story:** [High school student helps transform crazy idea into innovative research tool](https://www.janelia.org/node/69413) — Funke was reacting to a neural network that predicted neurotransmitters from electron-microscopy images with unexpectedly high accuracy before the team understood which image features drove its predictions. ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Jan Funke|Jan Funke]] - [[wiki/Connectomics|Connectomics]] - [[wiki/Whole-Brain Connectomics|Whole-Brain Connectomics]] - [[wiki/Neural Mapping|Neural Mapping]] - [[wiki/MICrONS|MICrONS]] - [[wiki/FlyWire|FlyWire]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "I should have been very happy, but instead I was worried because we didn't understand what was going on" — Jan Funke, HHMI/Janelia research story https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jan-funke-happy ```