In studying the mating rituals of fruit flies, scientists may have learned something about how brains evolve

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Oct 9, 2024, 1:02 pm136 pts
Male fruit flies have several tricks for finding a mate, from sensing pheromones in the dark to relying on visual cues in the light. Now, new research reveals that these tiny suitors are leveraging a flexible network of modular brain circuits to quickly adapt to different mating signals.

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