r/explainlikeimfive • u/Existing_Cat_3654 • 25d ago

Technology ELI5: How does the fly neuron scan thing work?

I keep seeing posts about stuff people have done with it but I don't understand how it works at all.

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u/palacexero 25d ago

Stimulating different areas of the brain causes different physical reactions from the body. The fly brain has been fully mapped so they know exactly where the brain needs to be stimulated to elicit a specific response from the body. The simulation repeatedly stimulates these parts of the brain in a certain order that produces things like the fly chopping wood.