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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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[–] Lost_My_Mind 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait, are we just going to casually skip past the part where a fruit fly SINGS???

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Almost all insects do, it's a mating thing

[–] Lost_My_Mind 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How do we know this? Are there fruit fly song recordings?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We're working on getting a microphone that small, so they aren't intimidated and will allow themselves to be recorded.

[–] Lost_My_Mind 2 points 1 week ago

I want the spotify remix.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Because fruit flies are literally one of the most studied animals in the world, and yes

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=fruit+fly+song&btnG=