Fruit flies show mark of intelligence in thinking before they act, study suggests
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 19:20
in Biology & Nature
Fruit flies 'think' before they act, a study suggests. Neuroscientists showed that fruit flies take longer to make more difficult decisions. In experiments asking fruit flies to distinguish between ever closer concentrations of an odor, the researchers found that the flies don't act instinctively or impulsively. Instead they appear to accumulate information before committing to a choice.