The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 ... understanding everything we're interested in—how we control our movement, answer the telephone, or recognize a friend." ...

Work is underway on a wiring diagram of the motor circuits in the central nervous system that control muscles in fruit ... "A typical fly motor neuron receives thousands of synapses from hundreds ...

Muscles and glands are called effectors. The diagram summarises how information flows from receptors to effectors in the nervous system. Receptors are groups of specialised cells. They detect a ...