Scientists announced on Thursday a milestone in neurobiological research with the mapping of the entire brain of an adult fruit fly, a feat that may provide insight into brains across the animal kingdom,

Researchers have produced a complete map of the neurons in the brain of an adult fruit fly. This map, called a connectome, traces the passage through the brain of the filamentary, data-carrying protuberances of almost 140,

A consortium of scientists published the first complete map of a fruit fly's brain Wednesday in the journal Nature. Identifying and charting the 130,000 neurons and 50 million connections inside the poppy seed–sized brain of the fly,

The first full map of an adult fruit fly’s brain shows 50 million connections between neurons. Researchers are using the map to learn how all brains work.

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience scientists have engineered flies that stop on command. They contend that this breakthrough could alter our understanding of brain function and potentially assist in treating conditions such as Parkinson's disease in the future.