Neurobiological Milestone: Mapping Fruit Fly Brain

• Scientists have mapped the entire brain of an adult fruit fly, providing insights into brains across the animal kingdom.
• The research detailed over 50 million connections between over 139,000 neurons in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
• The aim was to decipher how brains are wired and the signals underlying healthy brain functions.
• The fruit fly brain is less than 1 mm wide and provides a wiring diagram, known as a connectome, for the brain of an adult fruit fly.
• The research aims to understand how the wiring in the brain can give rise to animal behaviour.
• The study also analyzed brain circuits underlying walking, taste network, grooming circuits, visual system, and connectivity through the brain.
• The research was conducted by the FlyWire Consortium, an international collaboration of scientists.