Encephalon 47 is up at Channel N. Thanks Sandra!
The best of it is a video describing equipment for measuring the flight of tethered fruit flies. You can train them do to all manner of things but changing the visual stimulus in the area around them.
The video is provided by Bjoern Brembs. Neat stuff.
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