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Neurobiologists have reconstructed nerve cells and synapses in a larval brain, revealing new circuit connection patterns that will aid future research on brain function. The project represents a significant contribution to the creation of a complete wiring diagram of the Drosophila larvae's brain.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Mapping the brain University of Konstanz · Aug 9, 2017 · first to report
- Mapping the brain, neuron by neuron Johns Hopkins University · Aug 10, 2017
- Electron microscopy uncovers unexpected connections in fruit fly brain Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Nov 3, 2017