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this fly runs … of 139,255 neurons, live on your device

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  1. Its brain is a real fruit fly's wiring (FlyWire), trimmed to the … neurons it needs here, running live on your device.
  2. Sipping and grooming come from its own neurons. Where it walks is choreographed.
  3. It only ever gets sugar water, plain water, gentle boops and the smell of fruit.
  4. It isn't thirsty: it tastes plain water, but nothing in its wiring tells it to drink.

Wiring: FlyWire Consortium (Dorkenwald et al. 2024; Schlegel et al. 2024), CC BY 4.0, trimmed. Model: Shiu et al. 2024.