Neuron's 'Claws' Enable Flies to Learn Smells (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Neuron's 'Claws' Enable Flies to Learn Smells

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Kenyon cell claws (indicated with boxes) extend from a single cell body in the fruit fly brain. CSHL researchers have found that each claw responds to different chemical compounds, and multiple claws must be stimulated in order for the Kenyon cell to become active. In this way, the Kenyon cells are the integration point that allows the fly to "remember" a smell.

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Turner Lab, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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