Neuroanatomy: connectome connects fly and mammalian brain networks

Marcus Kaiser

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.03.039

Neuroanatomy: connectome connects fly and mammalian brain networks

Curr Biol. 2015 May 18;25(10):R416-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.03.039.

Author

Marcus Kaiser¹

Affiliation

¹ Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex Biosystems (ICOS) Research Group, School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Electronic address: m.kaiser@ncl.ac.uk.

PMID: 25989081
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.03.039

Abstract

A recent study shows that brain connectivity in Drosophila melanogaster follows a small-world, modular and rich-club organisation that facilitates information processing. This organisation shows a striking similarity with the mammalian brain.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Brain / physiology*
Connectome*
Drosophila melanogaster / physiology*
Female
Male
Nerve Net*