Study In Flies Points To Unisex Brain

Courtesy ScienceDaily Mon, 04/21/2008 - 10:00

While males and females might sometimes act as though they come from different planets, a new study in flies suggests they are both equipped with a largely unisex brain.

By artificially triggering the neurons responsible for singing -- normally a male only activity -- the researchers made female flies play their first tune.

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