Distributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome
Researchers have published the first complete connectome of an adult fruit fly, mapping the neural connections between its brain and ventral nerve cord. The study reveals a distributed, parallelized control architecture that provides insights into how complex biological systems manage movement and behavior.
Why it matters
Mapping the connectome is a milestone in neuroscience that could inform future designs for artificial intelligence and robotics.
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