connectomics

Scientists map every neuron in a male fruit fly’s brain for the first time

An international team of researchers has mapped every neuron in the central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, producing the most complete wiring diagram ever assembled for a complex animal. The connectome, published Thursday in the journal *Cell*,…

Harvard, Princeton map every neuron in fruit fly nervous system

A large international team led by Harvard Medical School and Princeton University has published the first complete wiring diagram of all neuronal connections in the central nervous system of an adult fruit fly, a milestone that reveals motor control operates…