How to rewire a fruit fly brain: Attraction and repulsion shape neural circuits

How the brain gets wired up matters. Consider the neurons involved in the sense of smell. Hook them up wrong, and suddenly ...
Technology Networks

Attractive and Repulsive Molecules Build Neural Circuits

By rewiring a fruit fly brain, researchers have identified attractive and repulsive molecules that drive brain circuit ...
Yahoo

Fruit fly brain offers EPFL researchers a roadmap for next-gen robotic controllers

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) researchers are unraveling the secrets of the fruit fly brain to advance robotics. A team from the institution's Neuroengineering Laboratory have used ...
KCRW

From fruit fly to this guy: a map of one tiny brain may show how larger ones work

Although a fruit fly brain is only about the size of a poppy seed, it offers insights into how all brains perceive the world, make decisions and take action, says Mala Murthy, a professor of ...
Morningstar

To “Eat” or to “Escape”? NTHU Uncovers Olfactory Code of Fruit Fly Brain

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Director of the Brain Research Center at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan, Ann-Shyn Chiang (江安世), Professor of the Institute for ...
unr.edu

First detailed map of fruit fly brain links to human ‘master’ clock

As millions of Americans adjust their clocks for daylight saving time this week, many experience disruptions in their sleep and daily routines – a reminder of the importance of circadian rhythms that ...
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Researchers find neurons in the fruit fly’s brain that tell it whether it’s moving straight ahead… or not

When a fruit fly is navigating straight forward at high speed, why does it know that it’s not straying off course? Because as long as the fly moves directly forward, the visual scene shifts from front ...
Labroots

Brain Aging Reversed in Fruit Flies by Reducing Common Protein

Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit flies, are convenient research tools. It is easy and inexpensive to raise large numbers of them, they develop quickly, scientists know all about their genome and how ...
News Medical

Fruit fly research uncovers brain signals behind alcohol-induced insomnia

Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep can last even after months of sobriety, ...
News Medical

Scientists map learning and memory center of fruit fly larva brain

The portion of the fruit fly larva brain mapped in this project includes roughly 1,600 of the 10,000 neurons contained in a larva's entire brain. The adult fruit fly brain comprises roughly 100,000 ...
MarketWatch

To "Eat" or to "Escape"? NTHU Uncovers Olfactory Code of Fruit Fly Brain

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. HSINCHU, Taiwan, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Director of the Brain Research Center at National Tsing Hua ...