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Nature 453, 1192-1194 (26 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/4531192a; Published online 25 June 2008
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Behavioural neuroscience: Out of sight, but not out of mind
Seth M. Tomchik1 & Ronald L. Davis2
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Abstract
Flies are cleverer than previously thought. They can remember their original destination even if distracted en route by another landmark. This behaviour depends on a specific group of neurons.
You are walking down a street to meet a friend at the end of it. You are early; so to kill time, you go into a café.
- Seth M. Tomchik is in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
- Ronald L. Davis is in the Departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Email: rdavis@bcm.tmc.edu
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