This image is of a Fruit Fly Da Neuron. This image highlights two classes of sensory neurons on the drosophila larvae. A more in-depth description of this image can be found under the image titled “Trilogy”, as both images cover the same topic.

Through studying the sensory neurons of fruit flies, we can get a better understanding of how the human sensory neurons function as well.

Z. Yan, W. Zhang, Y. He, D. Gorczyca, Y. Xiang, L. E. Cheng, S. Meltzer, L. Y. Jan, Y. N. Jan. Drosophila NOMPC Is a Mechanotransduction Channel Subunit for Gentle-Touch Sensation. Nature, 2013, 493 (7431), 221-225. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11685.