Scientists decode brain mechanisms of stopping in Drosophila

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Oct 2, 2024, 11:00 am168 pts
Ever wish you could stop that fruit fly on your kitchen counter in its tracks? Scientists at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have created flies that halt under red light. In doing so, they discovered the precise neural mechanisms involved in stopping.

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