Structure of the mushroom bodies of the insect brain.

Authors :: Fahrbach SE
Source :: Annual review of entomology [Annu Rev Entomol] 2006; Vol. 51, pp. 209-32.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: The past decade has produced an explosion of new information on the development, neuroanatomy, and possible functions of the mushroom bodies. This review provides a concise, contemporary overview of the structure of the mushroom bodies. Two topics are highlighted: the volume plasticity of mushroom body neuropils evident in the brains of some adult insects and a possible essential role for the gamma lobe in olfactory memory.