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Jon Hamilton

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

What looks like a pin-headed critter on the right is actually a larval version of the fruit fly on the left. Both have remarkably complex brains, scientists say, with different regions devoted to decision-making, learning and navigation. (Ed Reschke/Getty Images)

Scientists have created the first detailed wiring diagram of an insect brain.

The brain, from a fruit fly larva, contained 3016 neurons connected by 548,000 synapses, the team reported Thursday in the journal Science.

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