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The researchers have already used the connectome to study motor control, especially how a fly moves its legs and other body parts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

At the same time, Lee and his colleagues were building a connectome of the fruit fly nerve cord, which controls the legs, wings, and other appendages while also processing sensory information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The same pattern appeared in circuits linked to the fly's wings, mouth, and other body parts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Bates said many discoveries from fruit fly neuroscience have carried over from invertebrates to mammals, including findings related to navigation, olfaction, and memory.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

When he returned to Japan, he was charged with sheltering a political fugitive and arrested again.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly