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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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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.

  1. Seth M. Tomchik is in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
  2. 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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