Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

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A map of the 3,016 neurons that make up a baby fruit fly's brain is the first of its kind, according to a new study. Researchers say the map of the insect's brain is the largest ever completed and shows every neuron - or messenger cell - in the organ and how they are wired together.

Published 3 months ago · Baltimore, United States

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The Independent

Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

Achievement brings experts closer to true understanding of the mechanism of thought, researchers say

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

First map of insect brain signals 'big step forward' in understanding thoughts

Researchers have built the first ever map of an insect's brain, showing every neuron and how they are wired together - now experts say this could bring them closer to understanding the mechanism of thought and behaviour.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Times

Mission to map tiny insect brain finally bears fruit

Scientists have mapped all the connections inside an insect’s brain for the first time, in a painstaking project.The international team built a schematic of all the 3,016 neurons in a fruit fly larva’s brain, along with the 548,000 connections between them.This “connectome” contains more than twice as many neurons as the previous largest mapped brain, in a worm larva, and will form a basis for understanding the neurology of the fruit fly, which i

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

The achievement brings experts closer to true understanding of the mechanism of thought, researchers say.

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

The achievement brings experts closer to true understanding of the mechanism of thought, researchers say.

3 months ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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npr

The first wiring map of an insect's brain hints at incredible complexity

Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map, they say, could help scientists figure out how learning changes the human brain, too.

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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