Antennal lobe
The antennal lobe is the main part of the brain of an insect that controls the olfactory sense. The antennal lobe is a sphere-shaped deutocerebral neuropil in the brain. It receives information from the olfactory sensory neurons in the antennae and mouthparts.[1]
References
- ↑ Scott, Kristin. A Chemosensory Gene Family Encoding Candidate Gustatory and Olfactory Receptors in Drosophila (in en). Cell 104 (5) (2001). p. 661–673. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(01)00263-X.