From Science Magazine.

In a lab in central Pennsylvania, a fly is suspended in a magnetic field inside a dome lined with rotating LED bulbs. The insect flaps its wings and spins, believing it’s actually buzzing through this virtual reality environment—one that can even distort what the fly sees.

Though unusual, this tiny virtual reality flight simulator has a deeper purpose. Here, researchers are probing the inner workings of the insect brain, the results of which were published in Current Biology.

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FOOTAGE CREDIT: TYLER HENDERSON/PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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