Stucture of the silkmoth brain

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General organization of the silkmoth brain (A-C) and three-dimensional reconstruction of subdivisions in the mushroom body (MB) (D-H). Anterior (A), posterior (B), and dorsal (C) views show the size and position of the major neuropils. The MBs and the central body (CB) occupy substantial volume of the protocerebrum. Abbriviations: AL, antennal lobe; Lo, lobula; LP, lobula plate; Me, medulla; MGC, macroglomerular complex; OG, ordinary glomeruli; Ped, pedunculus. Scale bar = 0.5mm.

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