The first wiring map of an insect's brain hints at incredible complexity

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What looks like a pin-headed critter on the right is actually a larval version of the fruit fly on the left. Ed Reschke/Getty ImagesScientists have created the first detailed wiring diagram of an insect brain. Despite the difficulty, mapping more complex brains is worth the effort, da Costa says, because it could eventually help scientists understand how a human brain can be affected by disorders like schizophrenia

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