Fruit Fly Brain Mapping Project

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This intricate map of a fruit fly brain could signal a revolution in neuroscience | Aeon Videos

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This video features images of the largest and most complex brain ever fully mapped by scientists that of an adult fruit fly.

It took scientists from 146 labs and 122 institutions in a project known as FlyWire , led by Princeton University .

The team behind FlyWire believes that their project could represent a formidable step towards better understanding brain diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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