Namiki Shigehiro, Kanzaki Ryohei
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
Front Physiol. 2016 Jun 23;7:244. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00244. eCollection 2016.
The lateral accessory lobe (LAL) mediates signals from the central complex to the thoracic motor centers. The results obtained from different insects suggest that the LAL is highly relevant to the locomotion. Perhaps due to its deep location and lack of clear anatomical boundaries, few studies have focused on this brain region. Systematic data of LAL interneurons are available in the silkmoth. We here review individual neurons constituting the LAL by comparing the silkmoth and other insects. The survey through the connectivity and intrinsic organization suggests potential homology in the organization of the LAL among insects.
外侧副叶（LAL）介导从中央复合体到胸运动中枢的信号。从不同昆虫获得的结果表明，LAL与运动高度相关。也许由于其位置较深且缺乏清晰的解剖边界，很少有研究关注这个脑区。家蚕中有关于LAL中间神经元的系统数据。我们在此通过比较家蚕和其他昆虫来综述构成LAL的单个神经元。通过连接性和内在组织进行的研究表明，昆虫之间LAL的组织可能存在同源性。
