Researchers used state-of-the-art technology to identify how small tweaks in a fruit fly brain circuit can lead to changes in complex behavior. Image courtesy of the Ruta lab, Rockefeller University.

In the Press
07/16/2018

Fruit fly mating driven by a tweak in specific brain circuit

BY:National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke / National Institutes of Health

Summary: NIH-funded study suggests that slight changes in a brain’s wiring can greatly change behavior.

Link to another website: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/News-Events/News-and-Press-Releases/Press-Releases/Fruit-fly-mating-driven-tweak-specific-brain