Atlas of the Bumblebee Brain (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Atlas of the Bumblebee Brain

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3D model of the bumblebee brain, based on micro-CT. The blue regions symbolise the primary olfactory centres. The yellow/orange regions process visual information from the compound eyes, the turquoise coloured visual information from the ocelli. Shown in red/orange are the mushroom bodies important for learning. The insects' inner compass, the central complex, is green.

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Lisa Rother / University of Wuerzburg

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