Activation phenotype of UpWiNs (VIDEO)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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New research identifies neurons in the fly brain that control upwind steering. When the neurons are activated (red box), the flies turn toward the wind and walk upwind.

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Credit: Aso et al.

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