Researchers complete the first full neural map of the fruit fly's central nervous system
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Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
United States
September 2026
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Scientists have mapped the entire connectome of the fruit fly, consisting of 166,000 neurons. The study, published in Cell, reveals sex-specific neural differences that explain behavioral variations. The project required 20 years of development in imaging technology and machine learning.
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