
How Three Tiny Neurons Control Fly Walking Circuits
By simulating the fly nervous system, researchers discovered a simple trio of nerve cells that acts as a natural metronome for all six legs.
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By simulating the fly nervous system, researchers discovered a simple trio of nerve cells that acts as a natural metronome for all six legs.

Active nerve ends sprout temporary finger-like projections that generate a physical current across their skin. This surface flow clears used docking bays so the next signals can fire on time.

Researchers showed that artificial networks can simulate how brains react to films, capturing distinct personal mental patterns without extra scanner visits.

A review of brain activity shows that hypnosis reorganises neural networks and alters specific wave frequencies linked to depth and focus.

Engineers built a one-gram wireless mesoscope that lets mice run, swim, and interact while recording more than 8,500 individual brain cells at once across their cortex.

Brain scans reveal that the auditory cortex maps pitch and brightness together, showing why people mix up tone colour with musical pitch.

A computational model reveals that children with developmental dyscalculia struggle not only with basic maths steps, but also with the mental steering needed to switch tactics when stuck.

Tracking gaze during virtual journeys shows that eye movements reveal hidden mental doubts and predict changes of mind before subjects alter course.

Gentle buzzes to the ear improve working memory not by boosting incoming sights, but by cutting brain noise to run more smoothly.

Scientists reviewing brain-scan studies found no clear consensus on how we choose to forget personal memories, and they suggest pairing two scanning tools to solve the puzzle.