A Sensory Junction (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

A Sensory Junction

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Recent research explains how the brain of a Drosophila male integrates taste and smell signals as he assesses potential mating partners. This image shows the convergence of two groups of nerve cells, one responding to a smell pheromone (green) and the other carrying taste-pheromone signals (red).

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Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior /The Rockefeller University

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