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2024 2023

How a map of a fruit fly’s brain could help unlock the mysteries of our own

Friday, October 11, 2024

The complexity of a fruit fly's brain-containing 140,000 neurons connected by about 50 million synapses-makes it ideal for gaining a better understanding how our own brain works. Which is why over the last 10 years, scientists have been working to map the entire brain of a fruit fly.

A revolutionary map of the fly brain could change how we study our brains

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking new resource that maps every neuron and synaptic connection in the central brain of the fruit fly. Totaling over 130,000 neurons and 30 million synaptic connections, this revolutionary tool will expedite inquiry into how the brain works and expand the questions that can be asked.