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Cracking the function of the fly olfactory system to understand how neural circuits work
June 3, 2015 by NewsBot
Scientists have undertaken to map the neural circuitry involved in the conversion of olfactory inputs into navigational behaviors in the fruit fly larva. The work is a new example on how systems biology allows scientists to approach complex questions such as brain functions.