Lit-up brain circuit shows fruit fly sex differences

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 18:00 in Biology & Nature

When a fruit fly sniffs out a chemical scent, the signal travels to its little brain where a newly discovered circuit quickly transforms that information into a physical response. The feat takes just four neurons, researchers say.

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