Summary
The optic lobe connectome provides a map of the brain's visual system. The Drosophila optic lobe connectome provides a map of the more than 50,000 neurons that form the fruit fly's visual system. The data makes it possible for scientists to answer many previously unanswerable questions. The fly is the largest animal species in the world. The Fly is the world's largest animal animal species. Researchers are mapping the nervous system of a fly. They hope to find out how the fly brain works.