One leading brain specialist independent of the new research described the breakthrough as a "huge leap" in our understanding of our own brains. One of the research leaders said it would shed new light into “the mechanism of thought”.

FRUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term memories of their surroundings; and even warn one another about the presence of unseen dangers,

Scientists have mapped every single nerve cell of an adult fruit fly brain with the aim to understand more about how humans think and behave. It is the first time a wiring diagram has been created of an entire brain of an animal that can walk,