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Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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The quality and intensity of an odor are represented in three different activity domains in the lateral horn of the fly brain. Pleasant odors activate the green region, disgusting odors activate the red area. The blue and red regions represent the intensity of an odor.

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Silke Sachse, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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