The VNC in a fruit fly is about 500 micrometers long, or roughly seven times larger than the width of a human hair. The original publication of this work can be viewed here: A searchable image ...

Shown are the three main neuron types in the lateral horn of the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster: inhibitory projection neurons (green) respond to attractive odors; third-order neurons of the ...

Drosophila melanogaster has a compact nervous system ... known as ventral nerve cord (VNC), coordinate motor neurons controlling the leg and wing. To achieve this, they used several techniques ...