A tiny brain for immense discoveries. The fruit fly, this simple vinegar fly, holds within it the secrets of neural ...

Researchers, supported by the NIH's BRAIN Initiative, have created a comprehensive map of the fruit fly brain, identifying ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the ...

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Motor neuron diseases are uncommon, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also often called "Lou Gehrig's disease" is the most well-known motor neuron disease. There are several other types of ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Ukraine's F-16 pilots have had to dramatically change the way they fly in a very short period of time in order to fight Russia, and it's a ...

The brain diagram, called a connectome, could revolutionize researchers’ understanding of the human brain, which has many parallels with a fruit fly’s ... each individual neuron and synapse.

At last, a massive international team of researchers has mapped in exquisite detail every neuron in the brain of an adult animal ... It belongs to an adult female fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).

Hundreds of scientists and citizen scientists from around the world have mapped out more than 50 million connections in the tiny fruit fly brain, a step toward one day producing an intricate map ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped every neuron in the brain of an adult fruit fly with incredible detail. This breakthrough, achieved by a massive international team, provides valuable ...

An international research consortium announced through a set of scientific papers the first wiring diagram of whole brain of an adult fruit fly, reconstructed from 21 million images taken of an adult ...