LoVC22 [FBbt_20000738]

LoVC22

ID: FBbt_20000738

Adult visual centrifugal neuron with its soma dorsal to the anterior optic tubercle (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). It is a putative embryonic-born neuron (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). It sends multiple branches into the contralateral proximal lobula, where it has mixed terminals in layers 5 and 6, spanning around 100 columns (Nern et al., 2025). Two processes extend around to the distal lobula plate, then send multiple branches into this neuropil, where it has mixed synapses in layers 1 and 2 (Nern et al., 2025). In the central brain, it receives input in the superior posterior slope and inferior bridge (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). Its predicted neurotransmitter is dopamine (Eckstein et al., 2024; Nern et al., 2025). There are approximately 2 of these cells per hemisphere (Nern et al., 2025).

Uncharacterized putative cell type based on Hemibrain data (Scheffer et al., 2020), updated using FlyWire (FAFB) data (Dorkenwald et al., 2024; Schlegel et al., 2024), and identified at light level by Nern et al. (2025). Soma location is based on the closest annotated neuropil region in FlyWire. Some inconsistencies in central brain inputs in FlyWire.