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Mapping The Entire Fruit Fly Brain

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This chapter explores a recent groundbreaking wiring diagram of the adult fruit fly brain, revealing its complex network of 50 million connections among 140,000 neurons. The Flywire project aims to enhance our understanding of brain functioning, potentially offering insights relevant to human neuroscience.

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