Bend-And-Roll Behavior (VIDEO)

The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University

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A fruit fly performs the bend-and-roll escape behavioral sequence. In this study, scientists identified a class of nerve cells, called down-and-back neurons, that initiate this behavior in response to dangerous stimuli.

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Anita Burgos/Grueber Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute

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