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Ever wondered how flies actually know where they’re going—even when the wind is pushing them backwards? 🤯
I just attended a mind-blowing talk by Dr. Gaby Maimon (@RockefellerUniv) and WOW... you’re gonna want to read this.
#Neuroscience #FlyBrain #MaimonLab
A newly discovered neural circuit in the #MaimonLab mediates between navigational brain cells, acting as a sort of mental steering wheel. #RockefellerScience https://t.co/8IxVrdZlcD
Researchers in the #MaimonLab identified a brain signal in fruit flies that guides one type of decision-making—findings that could build a foundation for understanding how humans make educated and strategic decisions. #RockefellerScience
https://t.co/Kc7KlXMkZm
Insects cannot move their eyes the way humans do. But new research from the #MaimonLab suggests fruit flies evolved a different strategy to adjust their vision without moving their heads. #RockefellerScience https://t.co/mcCH4ekwVn
A new #MaimonLab study in @nature suggests that neurons in the fly brain perform vector math in order to signal the direction in which their bodies are traveling, regardless of which way their heads are pointing. #RockefellerScience
https://t.co/Ivauy2TbDC
Navigating fruit flies do not have the luxury of GPS, but they do have a kind of neural compass. In a new study from the #MaimonLab, researchers found that the animals decide which way to turn by comparing this internal compass needle to a fixed goal.
https://t.co/HbgNkaMTW1
This has been a major blast! Shout out to our brilliant colleagues from @RockefellerUniv #maimonlab and #rajasethupathylab who helped us build modules for this deep dive (via #scisat!). Coming soon to #rockeduonline so everyone can check it out #rockedu #scienceisforeveryone
On the final day of the #MfASummerThink we’re diving right into it: How many times have you asked yourself, “Where the @&#$ are my keys?” @disandavis, @JeanneGarb, and MƒA Master Teacher Stephanie Kadison discuss the science behind forming, storing, and retrieving memories.
That's just one floor -- kids can learn about how the brain processes memory (#Rajasethupathylab), how we know where we are going (#maimonlab), and the neuroscience of speech (with @erichjarvis lab)
The #MaimonLab at Rockefeller uses a fly treadmill to ask sophisticated questions about how the brains of their tiny subjects calculate angles, keep track of where they’ve been, and avert danger. Read more about this science gadget in #SeekMagazine https://t.co/MaaM1XxsSl
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