Drosophila melanogaster
Concept
Fruit flies, mentioned as simple organisms whose mitochondrial membranes in the brain show amazing structures whose function is unknown.
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The Biology of Aggression, Mating, & Arousal | Dr. David Anderson
Andrew Huberman
A model organism used in Dr. Anderson's lab to study aggression and arousal states, showing sex-specific neurons controlling fighting.
Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #318
Lex Fridman
Fruit flies, mentioned as simple organisms whose mitochondrial membranes in the brain show amazing structures whose function is unknown.
Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299
Lex Fridman
Fruit fly, used analogously by Kasparov to describe chess as the 'drosophila of intelligence' for AI research.