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|_optic lobe
Name:
optic lobe
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Abbreviation:
OL
Alternative names:
Description:
A very large mass of neuropils lying on both sides of the
brain
. Regarded as the primary center of visual information processing. In the fly brain, it has four main distinct structures within it, including the
lamina
,
medulla
,
lobula
and
lobula plate
.
Lobula
and
lobula plate
are derived from the same primodium (inner optic anlage), as with
inner medulla
.
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