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Scientists Unveil the First-Ever Complete Map of an Adult Fruit Fly’s Brain, Captured in Stunning Detail (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the sweet trigger caused the simulation to send signals that would extend the proboscis, and the bitter one didn’t. Further study showed that the computer model was more than 90 percent accurate in predicting how a real fly’s brain would respond.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Great now make an aerosol that will liquify the brain but safe for humans.

I hate fruit flies