which are believed to optimize lifespan and cognition. The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has long been used to study associative learning and memory. The mushroom body in the fly brain plays ...

Fruit flies go through a whole series of transitions between life stages, as shown here. The larval molts are called instars. The mature larva forms a prepupa, and then a pupa, which undergo ...

Now, research in fruit flies has uncovered a role for two specific brain proteins that are necessary during brain development to prevent seizures. The two proteins, Imp and Sdc, are found in the ...