Bugs life: The nerve cells that make locusts ‘gang up’
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 17:31
in Biology & Nature
A team of biologists has identified a set of nerve cells in desert locusts that bring about 'gang-like' gregarious behavior when they are forced into a crowd. The findings demonstrate the importance of individual history for understanding how brain chemicals control behaviour, which may apply more broadly to humans also.