Tag: <span>neuroscience</span>
We mapped the full adult fly brain!
by Yijie Yin Another milestone in Fly Connectomics has been achieved! We are happy and *deeply* honoured to have contributed significantly to the mapping and annotation of the first synapse-resolution, full brain connectome of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster (‘Full Adult Fly Brain’, FAFB dataset1). The adult fruit fly is […]
Cambridge Festival 2023: Exploring Drosophila Connectomics with Kids
by Marcia Santos, Marina Gkantia, Yijie Yin, and Eva Munnelly Cambridge Festival is one of the biggest annual events of its kind in the country and is a highlight in everyone’s calendar. It is a collaborative effort involving many institutions and this year took place between the 16th of March […]
Testing the water
All animals have a preferred temperature range, whether they’re crocodiles basking in the sun or a naked-mole rat burrowing underground. Being able to accurately sense environmental temperature (thermosensation) is a life or death scenario: too hot and the animal risks overheating whereas too cold can bring about hypothermia. Understanding how […]