BBC Article on the Fly's Brain
BBC Article on the Fly's Brain The brain of a fly, smaller than the tip of a needle, has revealed secrets that have astonished scientists. These tiny creatures can walk, fly, and even male flies sing love songs to win over female flies, all thanks to a brain smaller than a needle’s point. For the first time, scientists have mapped the shape, location, and even the remarkable 50 million "connections" within the fly's brain, which contains 130,000 cells. This is the most detailed scientific study of any adult insect's brain, and experts have hailed it as a major step in understanding the human brain. The lead researcher on this study of the fly's brain claims that this investigation will reveal more details about the thinking process. Dr. Gregory Jefferis from Cambridge’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, affiliated with the Medical Research Council, told the BBC, “Currently, we don’t fully understand how the network of cells in our brains helps them communicat...