Researchers Build Virtual Brain Network Based on Fruit Fly’s Brain
Researchers have developed a brain network that can forecast how individual neurons behave in the brain of a living organism. The model is based on the visual system of a fruit fly, affording researchers a way to test ideas prior to investing in experiments that involve other lab animals. This feat was realized after more than 10 years of intense study on the structure and composition of the brain of a fruit fly. Most of this research was funded and conducted by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which generated maps that demonstrate every connection and neuron in the brain of…