Researchers found that the hippocampus processes social behavior in fruit bats. Cells map social connections, revealing ...

Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found.

The achievement comes as a result of decades of investment in "cutting-edge" research and development, faculty excellence and ...

For fruit flies, finding the right mate is all about the right song. Now, research shows that male flies don't just try to ...

Just like ChatGPT and other generative language models train on human texts to create grammatically correct sentences, a new ...

But treating withdrawal-related insomnia is difficult, partly because what's going on in the brain in this condition remains largely mysterious. Now, research in fruit flies has identified specific ...

Researchers have created a remarkable new map of a key part of our brain, the hypothalamus, that will lead to new ways of controlling our weight, appetite, sleep and stress levels. Health and wellness ...

"The mechanism that we identified is something that very likely could also exist in a mammalian brain." The researchers noticed that alcohol affected fruit flies much like it affects humans.

Research in fruit flies pinpoints brain pathways involved in alcohol-induced insomnia. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 19, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250206113112.htm ...