Fly wingbeats (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Fly wingbeats

Caption

Fly wingbeats were imaged and analyzed in real-time (200 Hz) to determine if they flew straight (left), turned clockwise (center), or counter-clockwise (right). The virtual reality imagery was then rotated to reflect the orientation of the flying fly.

Credit

Dhruv Grover, UC San Diego KIBM

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Must be used in conjunction with Nature paper on fruit fly cognitive abilities.

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