Fruit flies show a mark of intelligence in ‘thinking’ before they act, suggests a study by researchers from the University of Oxford’s Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour.
Oxford University neuroscientists have shown that fruit flies take longer to make more difficult decisions.
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