Dorsal lobe in the context of Deutocerebrum


Dorsal lobe in the context of Deutocerebrum

⭐ Core Definition: Dorsal lobe

The dorsal lobe of arthropods is also known as the antennal mechanosensory center in contrast to the Optic lobe (visual center) and the antennal lobe (olfactory center). Together with the antennal lobe, it makes up the arthropod "midbrain" or deutocerebrum.

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Dorsal lobe in the context of Insect brain

The supraesophageal ganglion (also supraoesophageal ganglion, arthropod brain, or microbrain) generally consists of a set of three fused pairs of ganglia, which constitute the brain in most insect species and in some other closely related arthropods, such as myriapods and crustaceans. It receives and processes information from the first, second, and third metameres. The supraesophageal ganglion lies dorsal to the esophagus and consists of three parts, each a pair of ganglia that may be more or less pronounced, reduced, or fused depending on the genus:

The subesophageal ganglion continues the nervous system and lies ventral to the esophagus. Finally, the segmental ganglia of the ventral nerve cord are found in each body segment as a fused ganglion; they provide the segments with some autonomous control.

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