News tagged with fly brain
Sex-deprived fruit flies drink more alcohol: New study could uncover answers for human addictions
Sexually deprived male fruit flies exhibit a pattern of behavior that seems ripped from the pages of a sad-sack Raymond Carver story: when female fruit flies reject their sexual advances, the males are driven ...
Mar 15, 2012 |
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The brain of the fly - a high-speed computer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Neurobiologists use state-of-the-art methods to decode the basics of motion detection.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Schizophrenia gene's role may be broader, more potent, than thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF scientists studying nerve cells in fruit flies have uncovered a new function for a gene whose human equivalent may play a critical role in schizophrenia.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Sleep: Spring cleaning for the brain?
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've ever been sleep-deprived, you know the feeling that your brain is full of wool.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Researchers find gene critical to sense of smell in fruit fly
(Medical Xpress) -- Fruit flies don't have noses, but a huge part of their brains is dedicated to processing smells. Flies probably rely on the sense of smell more than any other sense for essential activities ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Flies' flight patterns rely on sense of smell
(PhysOrg.com) -- If a fruit fly gets a whiff of a rotting banana, it does everything it can to get to the location of the potential feast. That includes not only beating its wings faster, but overriding its ...
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Not quite 'roid rage: Complicated gene networks involved in fly aggression
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fruit fly aggression is correlated with smaller brain parts, involves complex interactions between networks of important genes, and often cannot be controlled with mood-altering drugs like ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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How does DEET work? Study says it confuses insects (Update)
For almost 50 years, people have used insect repellents containing DEET. But scientists still argue about how the stuff works.
Sep 21, 2011 |
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'Bifocals' in mangrove fish species discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- A "four-eyed" fish that sees simultaneously above and below the water line has offered up a dramatic example of how gene expression allows organisms to adapt to their environment.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Protein keeps sleep-deprived flies ready to learn
(PhysOrg.com) -- A protein that helps the brain develop early in life can fight the mental fuzziness induced by sleep deprivation, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
May 05, 2011 |
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The brain knows what the nose smells, but how? Researchers trace the answer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor of Biology Liqun Luo has developed a new technique to trace neural pathways across the brain. He has mapped the path of odor signals as they travel to the higher centers of a mouse ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2011 |
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How do neural stem cells decide what to be -- and when?
Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore have uncovered a novel feedback mechanism that controls the delicate balance of brain stem cells.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Study on genetics in fruit flies leads to new method for understanding brain function
A team of University of Oklahoma researchers studying neurobiology in fruit flies (Drosophila) has developed a new method for understanding brain function with potential applications in studies of human neurological diseas ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Computer Technique Creates Map of a Fruit Fly Brain
Researchers, led by Hanchuan Peng, at the Janelia Farm Research Campus at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Ashburn, Virginia are working to map the fruit fly brain in a way that highlights how neurons ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Flies Don't Think Much Of Turning (w/ Video)
The next time a fly dodges your swatter, take a moment to appreciate how maneuverable these little pests are. Fruit flies can make a complete U-turn in one-tenth of the time it takes you to blink.
Apr 02, 2010 |
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