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How does your brain work? Ask a fly!
Scientists are using the brains of flies to understand the human mind
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If you think flies are just annoying, inconvenient, dirty creatures, think again. Their brains may actually be the key for scientists to understand how the human brain works and why we behave the way we do.
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, scientists analyzed a fruit fly’s brain, identifying the position, shape, and connections of every single one of its 130,000 cells and 50 million connections. Reportedly the most detailed analysis of the brain of an adult animal ever produced, the fly’s brain mapping marks a breakthrough in neuroscience, with one scientist describing it as “a Google Maps but for brains."
Curious? You can’t be a fly on the wall, but you can learn more about how one thinks! Click on to find out.
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