How a mind-controlling fungal parasite turns insects into zombies

Postdoc Carolyn Elya sheds light on how parasitic fungus hijacks the nervous system of flies.

Rohini Subrahmanyam • harvard
April 18, 2023 ~7 min

Researchers discover what’s behind a sense of direction

Using virtual reality experiments, Harvard neuroscientists have decoded how fruit fly brains integrate visual cues for navigation. Study also sheds light on a form of short-term memory known as unsupervised learning.

Kevin Jiang • harvard
Nov. 20, 2019 ~9 min


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