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Published Date: June 23, 2026

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Zebrafish and fruit flies share the same internal compass mechanism in a case of convergent evolution

Even in darkness, many animals retain a sense of orientation because their nervous system sustains a memory of heading encoded by the act…

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Even in darkness, many animals retain a sense of orientation because their nervous system sustains a memory of heading encoded by the activity of head-direction (HD) cells. Animals continuously update this internal compass by temporally integrating angular head velocity relayed by vestibular, optic flow and motor efference signals. External cues, such as vi…

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