Scientists are working on creating a computer model of the honey bee's brain, which they hope to use in tiny autonomous flying robots. Honey bees are fascinating creatures.

The team will build models of the systems in the brain that govern a honey bee's vision and sense of smell. Using this information, the researchers aim to create the first flying robot able to ...

Find out how groundbreaking research on bees is reshaping our understanding of learning and recognition in AI.

Next, the team built a computer model that aimed to replicate the bees’ decision-making process. They noticed that the structure looked similar to the physical layout of a bee’s brain .

"The model's 3D geometry allows us to study communication between brain areas, and most interestingly, to recreate experiments combining complex laboratory methods such as optogenetics with ...

Three diverse cell subtypes in honey bee brains that likely evolved from one single, multi-functional ancestor.

A honey bee’s life depends on it successfully harvesting nectar from flowers to make honey. Deciding which flower is most likely to offer nectar is incredibly difficult. Getting it right demands ...

Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in the Hymenoptera order of insects. The team compared the Kenyon cells, a type of neuronal cell, in the ...