3-D map of fly brain is to neuroscience what genome is to genetics
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 14:34
in Biology & Nature
In an advance that is being compared to the sequencing of the fly genome, researchers have created the first brain-wide wiring map of a fruit fly. The breakthrough paves the way for a comprehensive analysis of information processing within and between neurons and ultimately a deeper understanding of control and causality in fly behavior, according to the researchers who report their findings online on December 2 in Current Biology.