Abstract:
:The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has become a model for the study of a growing number of human characteristics because of the power of its genetics. Higher cognitive functions, however, might be assumed to be out of reach for the little fly. But the cumulative history of cognitive studies in insects and some of their arachnid relatives, as well as specific probing of the capabilities of fruit flies, suggests that even in this ethereal realm these creatures have much to contribute. What are the degrees of sophistication in cognitive behavior displayed by these organisms, how have they been demonstrated, and what is their potential for understanding how our own brains work?
journal_name
Trends Neuroscijournal_title
Trends in neurosciencesauthors
Greenspan RJ,van Swinderen Bdoi
10.1016/j.tins.2004.10.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-12-01 00:00:00pages
707-11issue
12eissn
0166-2236issn
1878-108Xpii
S0166-2236(04)00330-3journal_volume
27pub_type
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