Electrified cells don't get dizzy

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Naturalistic model of the VS-cell arrangement. Each of the ten cells is marked in an individual colour and their electrical connection is shown in the wiring scheme. Image: Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology
Naturalistic model of the VS-cell arrangement. Each of the ten cells is marked in an individual colour and their electrical connection is shown in the wiring scheme. Image: Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology

An unusual but simple direct electrical connection between neighbouring nerve cells enables a neuronal network in the fly’s flight control centre to detect rotational axes. The system remains stable, even when information from single cells is missing, and may thus also be interesting for the coordination of movements in robots.


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