Butterfly in a Flight Simulator (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Butterfly in a Flight Simulator

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A tethered flying monarch butterfly orients in the flight simulator with respect to a green light spot. While flying, microelectrodes record the butterflies’ brain activity.

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Jerome Beetz / University of Wuerzburg

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