diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
index 8faaeac7..5129e209 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ Metamaps.SynapseCard = {
     },
     add_user_info: function (synapse) {
         var u = '<div id="edgeUser" class="hoverForTip">';
-        u += '<img src="" width="24" height="24" />'
+        u += '<a href="/explore/mapper/' + synapse.get("user_id") + '"> <img src="" width="24" height="24" /></a>'
         u += '<div class="tip">' + synapse.get("user_name") + '</div></div>';
         $('#editSynLowerBar').append(u);
 
@@ -2818,8 +2818,20 @@ Metamaps.Control = {
         }
 
         Metamaps.Control.deselectNode(node);
-        Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.graph.removeNode(nodeid);
-        Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.plot();
+
+        node.setData('alpha', 0, 'end');
+        node.eachAdjacency(function (adj) {
+            adj.setData('alpha', 0, 'end');
+        });
+        Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.fx.animate({
+            modes: ['node-property:alpha',
+            'edge-property:alpha'
+        ],
+            duration: 500
+        });
+        setTimeout(function () {
+            Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.graph.removeNode(nodeid);
+        }, 500);
         Metamaps.Filter.checkMetacodes();
         Metamaps.Filter.checkMappers();
     },
@@ -2984,13 +2996,17 @@ Metamaps.Control = {
     hideEdge: function (edge) {
         var from = edge.nodeFrom.id;
         var to = edge.nodeTo.id;
+        edge.setData('alpha', 0, 'end');
         Metamaps.Control.deselectEdge(edge);
-        if (Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.graph.getAdjacence(from, to)) {
+        Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.fx.animate({
+            modes: ['edge-property:alpha'],
+            duration: 500
+        });
+        setTimeout(function () {
             Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.graph.removeAdjacence(from, to);
-            Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.plot();
-            Metamaps.Filter.checkSynapses();
-            Metamaps.Filter.checkMappers();
-        }
+        }, 500);
+        Metamaps.Filter.checkSynapses();
+        Metamaps.Filter.checkMappers();
     },
     updateSelectedPermissions: function (permission) {