protocerebrum

Term ID

UBERON:6003627

Synonyms

• protocerebral neuromere

Definition

The most anterior of the segmental subdivisions of the insect CNS; thought to represent the first pre-oral segment of the brain. The protocerebrum comprises many discrete neuropil regions including the central body complex and mushroom bodies. http://flybrain.neurobio.arizona.edu/Flybrain/html/terms/terms.html

References

• FBbt:00003627

Ontology

Uberon Ontology