Scientists discover combined sensory map for heat, humidity in fly brain
Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 13:32
in Biology & Nature
Neuroscientists now can visualize how fruit flies sense and process humidity and temperature together through a 'sensory map' within their brains, according to new research. The findings could one day help researchers better understand how the human brain simultaneously processes humidity and temperature and might influence how humans control for mosquitoes in cities and prevent mosquito-borne diseases.